Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 7 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

19.6°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 3PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	14s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	14s
Evening (01 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1							Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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)	1	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	579	1049	965	1184	961	878	784	748	785	747	734	734	671	615	527	338	263	224	220	427	1023	1064	1127
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	ENE	N	NNW	NW	WSW	S	S	SE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ESE	SSE	SE	SSE	N	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	off	cross-off
High Tide			8:07AM1.36m				8:43PM1.24m				9:56AM1.33m				10:42PM1.22m					11:29AM1.43m
Low Tide					2:33PM0.66m				3:12AM0.62m				4:36PM0.66m				4:56AM0.60m					6:04PM0.55m


	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—
mm	—	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	17	17	16	16	17	18	18	18	18	18
Feels °C	17	16	15	15	17	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	18	17	17	16	16	18	17	18	19	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	579	1049	965	1184	961	878	784	748	785	747	734	734	671	615	527	338	263	224	220	241	1023	1064	1127
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	SSE 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSW 14	ESE 6	ESE 5	SE 5
kJ	90	66	65	42	42	26	78	66	63	59	58	51	51	37	37	66	81	66	46	427	25	19	30
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 8	E 8	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	24	35	5	17	16	28	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	57	35	34	71	217	33	32	32	31
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SSW 5	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	—
kJ	145	27	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	20	27	39	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	40	40	1	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	40	22	0	22	0	0	0	22	22	22	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Lookout Beach	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Brak River	Keurbooms	Kaaimans River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kamer Van Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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