Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 7 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

14.9°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 (22 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 4PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	7s
Afternoon (22 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s
Evening (22 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 22							Wednesday 23								Thursday 24
	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)	3	3	2	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	E 8	E 8	SW 11	SW 11	SE 8	SSE 7	S 7	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	278	202	205	388	321	273	273	268	250	233	202	169	169	140	115	361	139	137	516	973	1158	1280	1172
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	E	E	NNE	NW	NNE	NNW	WNW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	NW	ESE	E	E	E	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide				1:37PM1.43m				1:44AM1.46m					2:04PM1.60m				2:13AM1.60m				2:30PM1.76m
Low Tide		7:25AM0.54m				7:46PM0.52m				7:52AM0.39m					8:13PM0.36m				8:18AM0.25m				8:40PM0.21m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	21	26	26	25	21	24	23	22	21	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	20	21	20	18	19
Feels °C	20	22	27	26	26	20	23	21	22	22	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	20	21	20	20	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 8
kJ	144	129	110	388	321	132	136	147	192	202	202	169	169	140	115	73	139	134	516	973	1158	1280	525
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSE 7	SSE 7	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	E 8	E 8	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	—	SSW 13
kJ	202	202	205	10	10	273	273	268	250	233	194	165	162	137	110	86	86	65	63	49	48	—	1172
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSE 7	S 15	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	SW 10	SW 10	S 16	S 12	—	—	—	—
kJ	180	168	120	10	4	17	16	9	50	25	42	63	36	33	69	69	68	137	3	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 3	—	—	SSE 6	SE 8	—	E 8	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8
kJ	278	196	—	102	105	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	50	361	—	134	284	342	430	560	627
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	20	1	20	0	0	22	22	22	22	249	298	22	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point			Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2			4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	9	5	5	4	4	4	6	4

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