Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.4° 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 (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 6AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	17s
Evening (27 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Wed morning).
	Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	3	6	5	4	6	4	3	2	0	0	2	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	951	798	864	2827	3643	5891	6630	5800	5120	3246	2368	2207	2148	2089	1906	1710	1411	1253	1110	1045	1061	1002	915	1018
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	WNW	W	SW	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	E	SE	E	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:29AM1.50m				2:58PM1.50m				3:03AM1.59m				3:29PM1.61m				3:34AM1.67m				3:58PM1.71m
Low Tide				8:50AM0.38m				9:01PM0.44m				9:20AM0.28m				9:32PM0.35m				9:47AM0.19m				10:02PM0.28m


	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	5	2	2	1	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	14	15	16	16	14	13	14	13	13	14	14	15	15	14	13	12	12	12	15	17	19	17	16
Feels °C	12	11	13	14	13	11	10	11	11	11	12	10	9	9	11	11	10	10	9	13	13	16	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 7
kJ	951	798	864	2827	3643	5891	6630	5800	5120	3246	2368	2207	2148	2089	1906	1710	1411	1253	1110	1045	1061	1002	915	314
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 9	E 7	SSW 17	—	—	—	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	—	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 12	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	SSW 13
kJ	17	346	561	8	10	2007	—	—	—	388	374	197	157	—	177	168	3	211	168	159	—	—	—	1018
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 10	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 9	—	—	—	—
kJ	17	16	8	7	4	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	13	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 4	WSW 4	SW 5	—	—	—	—	E 8	—	—	—	SE 8	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7
kJ	13	35	54	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	378	190	337	312	286	236	240	198	227	173	297	330	452
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Groenvlei Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Corner Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	2	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	20	39	0	0	77	341	509	379	22	22	22	22	211	22	22	22	0	0	0	22	22	22	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Groenvlei	Brak River	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	The Wreck				Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4				6	5	5	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Doring Bay West Coast	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Dolphin Point South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Cobblestones Australia	Fish Boma South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Costa Azul Mexico	Costa Azul Mexico	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cow Bombie Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ala Moana Bowls United States	Bancoora Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	7	5	6	4	4	4

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