Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 7 pm 22 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) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 2AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	11s
Evening (23 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 22			Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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	3	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	0	5	7	9	8	6	4	4	5	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	961	887	711	528	766	995	1123	1236	1401	1697	2039	4607	7986	7249	5587	4209	3532	3273	2736
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	W	N	NNW	N	W	SW	W	SSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNE	ENE	SE	ESE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide			9:54PM1.27m				10:59AM1.10m					11:34PM1.23m				12:41PM1.15m
Low Tide	3:06PM0.71m				4:36AM0.73m				4:44PM0.79m					6:23AM0.70m				6:37PM0.75m


	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	7	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	14	13	13	18	16	14	12	13	13	13	12	14	16	14	14	14
Feels °C	13	13	13	13	11	11	16	11	13	7	11	11	12	10	12	14	11	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 12	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	961	887	711	528	766	995	1123	1236	94	1697	1971	4607	7986	7249	5587	4209	3532	3273	2736
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	SW 12	SSW 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 18	SSW 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	151	160	416	484	131	129	127	144	90	512	2039	1407	54	53	53	51	49	31	30
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	SW 12	SE 7	—	S 23	—	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	—	—	ESE 12	—	—	—	ESE 11
kJ	213	198	212	186	120	14	—	10	—	94	93	68	—	—	53	—	—	—	47
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1401	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Groenvlei Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	5	7	9	8	6	5	5	5	4
Distance (km)	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	43	0	43	0	0	0	0	0	22	22	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Brak River	Brak River	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Brak River	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Brak River	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	7	9	8	7	5	5	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Dolphin Point Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5
Header Global	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Etang-Sale Reunion	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa
Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	5	4	4	7	5	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	6	5	5

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