Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 7 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.6°C

Victoria Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (17 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 4PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Evening (17 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	12s

Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 17							Sunday 18								Monday 19
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	3	2	3	4	4	4	3	2	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	800	786	840	1408	1583	1619	1415	1347	1369	1598	1688	1863	1924	1387	1857	1703	1439	1298	977	805	734	990	836
Wind (km/h)	WNW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SW	W	W	W	W	SW	SSW	SW	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy
High Tide		6:38AM1.26m				6:47PM1.22m				7:45AM1.13m					8:12PM1.09m				10:35AM1.12m
Low Tide				12:38PM0.71m				1:15AM0.71m				1:56PM0.84m					3:12AM0.79m				4:58PM0.84m


	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	1	2	—	—	1	2	2	3	4	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	15	15	15	14	14
Feels °C	18	17	15	14	12	12	13	12	13	12	10	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	10	11	12	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 9	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	800	786	840	1408	1583	1619	1415	1347	1369	1598	1688	1863	6	1387	1857	1703	1439	1298	977	805	734	990	836
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	E 9	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 6
kJ	12	12	12	12	5	12	5	5	5	5	6	6	—	6	25	30	39	64	66	23	12	19	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 6	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	E 9	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	6	5	6	—	—	—	14	20	7	—	32	34	19	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 12	S 6	SSW 12	SSW 6	S 6	—	WSW 4	WSW 5	WSW 6	SW 6	SW 6	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	814	129	1924	269	144	—	22	52	63	128	130	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Long Beach Cape Town	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	1	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	3
Distance (km)	0	1	40	20	41	40	20	20	0	22	22	389	220	43	18	39	39	39	40	78	43	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	The Wreck	Groenvlei	Keurbooms	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point			Santos Reef	Brak River	Outer Pool	Brak River	Brak River	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	The Wreck	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hell West Coast	Haakgat Cape Town	Groenvlei Garden Route	Pringle Bay Overberg	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Long Beach Cape Town	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Kamer Van Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Kleinmond Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Header Global	Afife Portugal	Kaka Point New Zealand	Rio Nexpa Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Papatowai New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lebu Chile	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Fullers United States	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Alnes Lighthouse Norway
Rating (10 max)	4	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	4	4	4	4	9	4	4	5	5	5	6	6

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