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Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Victoria Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 5PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | |
230 | 165 | 171 | 127 | 220 | 90 | 102 | 81 | 104 | 142 | 202 | 516 | 1028 | 875 | 1118 | 1432 | 1631 | 1192 | 2051 | 2015 | 2308 | 3198 | 2517 | 3055 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:31AM1.23m | 00:11AM1.43m | 12:40PM1.33m | 1:02AM1.56m | 1:26PM1.44m | 1:41AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44PM0.60m | 6:43AM0.53m | 6:46PM0.49m | 7:29AM0.40m | 7:29PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
 kJ | 230 | 165 | 164 | 127 | 220 | 81 | 102 | 77 | 104 | 142 | 69 | 51 | 54 | 41 | 43 | 109 | 49 | 749 | 52 | 52 | 2308 | 2490 | 2517 | 3055 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 14 | SW 13 | E 10 | SW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 185 | 147 | 171 | 116 | 94 | 69 | 68 | 81 | 79 | 94 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 18 | 63 | 51 | 28 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 52 | 18 | 19 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 4 | SSE 16 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | S 19 | E 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 90 | 52 | 49 | 49 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | — | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | 7 | 18 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | — | SSW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 202 | 516 | 1028 | 875 | 1118 | 1432 | 1631 | 1192 | 2051 | 2015 | — | 3198 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 76 | 39 | 561 | 451 | 858 | 379 | 389 | 1269 | 389 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
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