Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.4° 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 6PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	11s
Evening (23 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning).
	Thu 23					Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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	1	3	0	5	7	9	7	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1083	1452	1744	1672	2039	4607	7986	6745	5446	3870	3348	3170	2736	2151	1697	1567	1725	1699	1803	1572	1498
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WSW	W	SW	WNW	W	NW	NW	ENE	SSE	ESE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	SE	SE	E	ENE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy
High Tide	10:59AM1.10m					11:34PM1.23m				12:41PM1.15m				00:56AM1.29m				1:42PM1.26m
Low Tide			4:44PM0.79m					6:23AM0.70m				6:37PM0.75m				7:33AM0.61m				7:43PM0.66m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—
mm	—	—	2	7	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	16	14	14	14	14	13	13	15	16	15	15	16
Feels °C	15	7	9	9	10	11	11	11	12	14	12	13	13	13	12	11	13	13	13	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSW 20	SW 12	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	1083	127	94	512	2002	4607	7986	6745	5446	3870	3348	3170	2736	2151	1697	1567	1725	1699	1803	1572	1498
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	S 23	SSW 21	ESE 12	SSW 18	SSW 12	ESE 12	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 11	ESE 11	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10
kJ	127	10	90	94	2039	1686	54	123	123	134	114	31	47	67	52	51	41	77	102	82	67
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	—	—	E 8	SE 12	SE 12	—	SE 12	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	5	—	—	1	69	68	—	65	60	48	48	48	58	30	29	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	—	SSE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	E 4
kJ	—	1452	1744	1672	—	125	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	11
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	7	9	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	39	40	43	0	0	0	0	18	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	18	22	22	22	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Brak River	Brak River	Buffalo Bay	Santos Reef	Dias Beach	Herolds Bay	Herolds Bay	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	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)	4	4	4	4	5	7	9	9	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kanon Overberg	Yzerfontein West Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	9	9	9	7	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	7	5	5	6	5	6	5

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