Victoria Bay surf break

Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 May 2026 SAST
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Victoria Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 7AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 6.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (08 May)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (08 May)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
2
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5840
5177
4564
3811
3707
3833
4179
3789
3587
3234
2859
2475
2096
1835
1702
1269
1035
882
629
466
1911
2452
3513
2998
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
NW
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
E
5
NE
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
40
W
30
W
25
NW
25
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:56AM1.30m
7:52PM1.26m
8:04AM1.20m
9:23PM1.25m
9:49AM1.18m
10:52PM1.33m
Low Tide
00:52AM0.66m
1:23PM0.59m
2:03AM0.74m
2:37PM0.65m
3:44AM0.75m
4:07PM0.64m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
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7:09
7:09
7:09
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5:42
5:40
5:40
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
14
14
13
12
13
12
13
13
15
14
13
13
13
12
16
15
13
16
16
16
14
10
10
9
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1
SE
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
5840
5177
4564
3811
3707
3833
4179
3789
3587
3234
2859
2475
2096
1835
1702
1269
1035
882
629
466
332
220
3182
2998
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
18
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
9
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
9
0.8
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
Energy kJ
171
134
319
422
339
737
560
648
542
535
528
520
459
459
453
416
345
295
295
286
3
2
159
67
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SW
13
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
16
1.1
S
9
0.4
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.7
E
5
0.3
SE
13
Energy kJ
145
216
134
434
521
194
55
111
8
8
23
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.5
W
3
1.3
W
4
1.6
WSW
7
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
4
SW
11
0.7
NW
4
Energy kJ
19
25
4
67
240
1911
2452
3513
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
40
40
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
22
0
0
0
0
423
513
658
682
76
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
5
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