Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 7 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

17.0°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 (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 12PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Evening (25 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 25							Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SW 8	SW 9	SW 9	SSE 10	SW 9	SSE 6	SSE 7	SE 6	WSW 11	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	292	281	225	182	162	143	133	93	110	58	73	73	116	61	253	237	149	65	50	77	131	83	129
Wind (km/h)	NNW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	E	E	NE	NW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	W	S	NNE	NE	ENE	SE	SE	SE	E	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	on	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide					2:54PM1.99m				3:17AM1.83m				3:29PM2.02m				3:52AM1.85m				4:05PM2.00m
Low Tide			8:41AM0.11m				9:10PM-0.02m				9:16AM0.06m				9:45PM-0.05m				9:52AM0.05m				10:21PM-0.01m


	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	16	15	16	16	18	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	15	15	15	16	15	16	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	13	13	16	16	15	15	16	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SW 8	SW 9	SW 9	SSE 10	SW 9	WSW 10	SSE 7	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SW 10	SE 9	ESE 6
kJ	292	281	225	182	162	143	133	93	110	58	73	73	116	61	63	237	149	53	35	28	34	40	129
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SW 9	ESE 10	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SW 9	S 10	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	ESE 6	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	S 8	SW 12
kJ	53	38	38	24	25	16	16	29	10	40	43	37	61	50	14	75	76	37	45	44	20	20	52
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	SSE 8	SW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 10	WSW 12	WSW 12	—	SSE 10	SSE 10	WSW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SE 10	SW 10	S 7
kJ	10	10	11	11	11	11	10	6	5	11	10	20	14	28	—	18	18	65	15	24	15	33	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 5	SSE 6	—	—	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	20	25	253	—	—	—	50	77	131	83	124
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Lookout Beach Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	39	40	22	22	22	22	0	0	0	40	40	40	0	76	0	0	0	298	344	22	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth			Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2			1	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Alkantstrand KZN North	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Voelklip Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	4	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	6

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