Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 7 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.8°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 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 4PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Evening (23 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 23							Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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)	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1966	2171	2071	1846	1565	1302	1034	925	698	586	487	322	265	255	188	192	220	245	235	166	148	123	143
Wind (km/h)	NW	NE	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE	WSW	NW	WNW	WSW	S	S	SSE	SSW	W	WNW	W	WNW	SSW	SSE	SE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross	cross-off
High Tide				1:49PM1.76m					2:09AM1.66m				2:20PM1.89m				2:42AM1.76m				2:54PM1.99m
Low Tide		7:34AM0.32m					8:05PM0.20m				8:07AM0.20m				8:37PM0.07m				8:41AM0.11m				9:10PM-0.02m


	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	17	17	19	17	18	19	18	18	18	17	16	17	16	16	15	16	16	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	13	14	14	14	16	16	16	17	16	18	17	17	17	18	17	17	15	16	15	16	16	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8
kJ	1966	2171	2071	1846	1565	1302	1034	925	698	586	487	322	265	255	188	192	220	245	235	166	148	123	143
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	S 9	S 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	15	16	9	78	99	55	54	55	38	38	38	26	24	16	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	10	10	10	11	9	5	5	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 3	ENE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	5	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Onrus Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	22	314	22	22	1	0	0	0	40	78	78	0	0	0	0	0	40	40	22	22	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	The Wreck	The Wreck	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Paranoia Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bettys Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	5

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