Victoria Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is
16.9°C
0.0° 

Victoria Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 7PM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (12 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (12 Sep)7ft (2.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
3
4
4
4
0
0
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
3.5
ESE
9
4
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
773
1332
2065
2643
2372
2285
2200
1871
2046
2676
2598
1966
2378
1402
1212
1117
1053
942
898
836
712
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SW
5
S
15
SE
30
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
N
5
ENE
5
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
WSW
10
SW
5
ENE
5
SE
10
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:20PM2.02m
4:35AM1.82m
4:49PM1.95m
5:04AM1.75m
5:17PM1.84m
Low Tide
10:09AM-0.00m
10:34PM0.02m
10:37AM0.05m
11:02PM0.09m
11:04AM0.14m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
Temp °C
17
17
16
17
16
16
17
17
18
19
19
18
19
20
21
21
17
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
18
17
17
16
12
14
17
16
17
19
19
19
20
21
19
19
16
16
17
15
14
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