Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 am 02 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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 6AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (02 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	4	3	2	1	2	3	1	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	2	2	3	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	748	772	747	808	756	859	478	350	382	606	524	305	427	915	1064	1018	1030	998	983	835	760	668	582	488	472	414
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	W	S	SSW	S	ENE	E	E	ENE	E	SSE	SE	SE	E	NNW	N	NNE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	WNW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross-off
High Tide				9:56AM1.33m				10:42PM1.22m					11:29AM1.43m				00:05AM1.31m				12:30PM1.56m				00:59AM1.43m
Low Tide		3:12AM0.62m				4:36PM0.66m				4:56AM0.60m					6:04PM0.55m				6:09AM0.51m				6:59PM0.41m


	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26
	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	7:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	16	17	18	17	17	17	16	16	17	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	19	20	20	22	20	19	19	19
Feels °C	15	14	16	16	17	17	18	16	15	15	16	16	16	17	18	18	17	17	18	18	18	21	20	19	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12
kJ	748	772	747	808	756	859	478	350	382	606	524	305	427	915	1064	1018	1030	998	983	835	760	668	582	488	472	414
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 15	SSW 14	SW 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	E 10	—	—	—	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	66	63	59	58	51	51	37	37	35	34	109	213	208	32	32	44	36	29	22	50	—	—	—	60	57	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	—	—	—	SSE 5	E 9	E 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	43	33	33	33	—	32	31	31	31	33	48	—	—	—	19	41	57
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	—	E 6	ESE 5	ESE 6	SE 5	SE 6	—	—	—	—	SE 5	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	135	130	136	80	—	24	37	53	42	36	—	—	—	—	16	183	59	78	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	40	40	40	0	22	22	22	22	22	344	22	22	0	0	0	0	22	344	22	22	0	20	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Outer Pool	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Keurbooms	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3		3	4	4	4	4	4	3		3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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