Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 7 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.7° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 1AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Evening (14 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13			Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	SSW 10	S 10	ESE 8	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SW 11	SW 17	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	181	209	196	250	211	286	268	221	249	254	238	202	203	207	180	357	695	1044	1753	2795	2846	2557	2050	1708
Wind (km/h)	E	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	S	SSW	WSW	N	NNW	N	N	NNW	WSW	SSW	SW	NNW	N	N	N	N	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	off	cross	cross-on	glassy	off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	on	on
High Tide	3:07PM1.72m				3:23AM1.84m				3:53PM1.83m				4:08AM1.87m				4:36PM1.90m				4:50AM1.84m
Low Tide			9:15PM0.20m				9:42AM0.06m				10:03PM0.13m				10:24AM0.01m				10:48PM0.10m					11:03AM0.02m


	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—
	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	16	16	16	15	17	16	15	15	14	14	14	15	18	19	16	16	15	15	15	15	18	18
Feels °C	15	16	14	14	15	14	16	14	15	15	13	13	12	13	17	17	16	15	14	15	14	14	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13
kJ	181	172	173	250	211	286	268	221	249	254	238	202	203	207	180	357	568	651	1753	2795	2846	2557	2050	1708
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	SSW 10	E 8	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SW 9	SSW 9	SW 4	SW 5	SW 5	SW 6	SW 6	E 9	SW 17	SW 16	SW 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	157	209	196	122	133	80	80	59	41	32	7	11	17	33	45	139	695	1044	584	92	71	72	73	75
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SW 18	SW 18	S 9	SSW 10	E 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 13	SSE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 18	E 9	E 9	E 10	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	56	12	12	44	122	47	28	27	27	68	25	39	38	38	72	312	139	113	88	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 4	SW 4	SW 5	WSW 5	SW 6	SW 6	SW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	2	8	16	24	49	80	91	75	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	18
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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