Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 7 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

19.4°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 1AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	13s
Evening (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 3			Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	3	3	4	4	3	2	1	3	3	3	3	2	3	1	2	2	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 9	WSW 9	SW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	915	1064	1110	1077	1103	980	953	760	620	573	587	472	472	414	480	488	480	944	1123	1247	1541
Wind (km/h)	SE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	ENE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	WNW	W	WSW	W	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	NW	NNE	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	glassy
High Tide				00:05AM1.31m				12:30PM1.56m				00:59AM1.43m				1:14PM1.68m				1:40AM1.53m
Low Tide		6:04PM0.55m				6:09AM0.51m				6:59PM0.41m				7:00AM0.41m				7:40PM0.29m


	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24
	6:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	7:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	17	17	17	20	22	21	22	22	18	20	19	21	20	20	19	19	19	18	18
Feels °C	16	17	18	18	17	20	20	19	22	23	18	20	18	20	18	19	19	18	20	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	ESE 7	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9
kJ	915	1064	1110	1077	1103	980	953	760	620	573	587	472	186	414	480	488	480	944	1123	1112	1062
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	SSW 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	32	32	31	18	31	33	33	30	47	30	95	129	472	132	102	62	59	49	45	46	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	WSW 15	SW 14	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 12
kJ	—	—	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	28	27	15	7	6	6	21	48	35	43	29
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	E 6	E 6	—	WSW 2	WSW 3	WSW 3	SW 4	SW 5	—	—	WSW 9	SW 9
kJ	52	46	36	20	15	15	16	46	75	88	120	—	1	2	3	12	34	—	—	1247	1541
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gansbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Onrus Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	303	22	22	0	0	1	22	314	22	0	0	0	1	0	43	43	20	1	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route		Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Groenvlei	Brak River	Ding Dangs	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)		4	4	4	4	4	4		3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hawston Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Van Riebeek Cape Town	Sunset Beach Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Bali Village Indonesia	Beach Road South Africa	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Ghost Tree United States	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Cojo United States	Cow Bombie Australia	Supertubes Australia	Boners United States	Cojo United States	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9

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