Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 7 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.7° 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 (08 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 12AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (08 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (08 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 7			Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Fri 10
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	3	3	3	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 13	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	846	971	1223	1242	1430	1306	1286	1311	1290	1558	1234	2180	3273	3184	3051	2707	2707	2993	3438	3438	3387	3387	3066	2832
Wind (km/h)	SE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NW	WNW	W	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	ENE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	glassy	cross-on
High Tide			8:35PM1.54m				9:05AM1.28m				9:45PM1.49m				10:33AM1.25m					11:09PM1.49m				12:05PM1.30m
Low Tide	2:05PM0.45m				3:04AM0.52m				3:07PM0.53m				4:22AM0.53m				4:29PM0.58m					5:49AM0.49m


	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—
	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	14	14	15	15	18	19	16	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	13	14
Feels °C	17	15	14	14	14	13	16	16	13	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	9	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 13	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	846	971	1223	1242	1430	1306	1286	1311	1290	1558	1234	2180	3273	3184	3051	2707	2707	2993	3438	3438	3387	3387	3066	2832
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 9	SE 11	E 11	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14
kJ	40	39	38	218	298	367	459	448	708	659	892	8	4	2	11	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 22	SSW 21	SSW 21	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 12	E 10	E 10	SE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	37	90	87	38	38	38	19	19	19	9	110	2	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 6	SW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	124	227	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	78	39	1	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Kaaimans River Mouth	The Wreck	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Victoria Bay	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	6	7	6	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7

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