Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.6° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 6AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	10s
Evening (15 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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)	2	2	2	1	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	SW 11	SW 9	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	211	211	207	173	676	668	864	1394	2541	2717	2557	2050	1708	1452	1326	1109	903	1010	1299	1229	949	791	698	510
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NW	NNW	WSW	S	WSW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	N	W	SSW	ESE	WNW	NW	WNW	NNE	NNE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross-on	cross	off	off	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy
High Tide		4:08AM1.87m				4:36PM1.90m				4:50AM1.84m					5:17PM1.92m				5:30AM1.77m				5:57PM1.88m
Low Tide				10:24AM0.01m				10:48PM0.10m					11:03AM0.02m				11:30PM0.14m				11:40AM0.07m


	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	15	18	18	16	15	14	14	14	14	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	16	16	16	16	17
Feels °C	13	13	13	16	15	15	14	13	14	14	13	15	15	16	15	15	15	15	13	15	15	15	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10
kJ	211	211	207	173	139	533	584	1394	2541	2717	2557	2050	1708	1452	1326	1109	903	1010	1299	1229	949	791	698	510
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 5	SW 6	SW 6	SW 7	SW 8	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	22	32	39	55	107	622	864	538	68	69	71	50	51	55	82	82	82	81	56	55	53	52	51	51
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 18	SW 11	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 14	S 13
kJ	39	38	38	121	147	139	110	87	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	36	55
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 5	WSW 6	—	—	SW 11	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	E 3
kJ	41	57	—	—	676	668	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	1	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	1	39	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	22	22	22	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Brak River	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	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	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	7	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	7	5	5

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