Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.3° 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 (26 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 7AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Afternoon (26 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (26 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).
	Sunday 26								Monday 27								Tuesday 28
	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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	0	0	3	3	2	0	0	2	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 17	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1522	1344	1129	945	765	710	593	966	1044	940	1100	2518	3643	3903	4397	5577	3374	2920	2368	2042	2148	1960	1906	1710
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	N	NW	SSE	ESE	NNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide	1:49AM1.39m					2:24PM1.38m				2:29AM1.50m				2:58PM1.50m				3:03AM1.59m				3:29PM1.61m
Low Tide				8:16AM0.50m				8:26PM0.54m				8:50AM0.38m				9:01PM0.44m				9:20AM0.28m				9:32PM0.35m


	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	3	4	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	17	20	21	19	20	16	15	14	15	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	14	16	16	16	14	14
Feels °C	13	13	13	18	19	18	18	13	12	12	13	14	14	13	11	11	9	9	12	12	11	12	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 17	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	1522	1344	1129	945	765	710	593	966	1044	940	1100	2518	3643	3903	4397	5577	3374	2920	2368	2042	2148	1960	1906	1710
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	SE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 10	ESE 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 19	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	—	—	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 12	—
kJ	68	49	269	337	411	400	389	23	17	346	561	74	7	11	10	—	—	196	201	121	98	90	3	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 7	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	38	38	38	38	24	18	17	16	8	8	4	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	WSW 4	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	13	42	—	—	—	—	373	505	191	151	155	213	277	288	282
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Guyztus Point West Coast	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dumps Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	22	435	343	343	22	22	375	22	22	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Groenvlei	Brak River	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	Brak River	Kaaimans River Mouth	Gerickes Point				Fish Boma	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5				5	4		4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hell West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Doring Bay West Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	8	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	5	7	5	5

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