Victoria Bay surf break

Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
21.1° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 11PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)--
Afternoon (16 Apr)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
3
SW
3
WSW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
Period(s) (?)14141413131313121211111110101411111110101010912
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)223219181737147413261286107597679220482142125614331160235099910531146784557557566586963
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
5
NE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
WNW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
30
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
W
15
S
15
ESE
10
NE
5
NW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:04PM
1.82
3:17AM
2.05
3:40PM
1.87
3:53AM
2.07
4:16PM
1.87
4:30AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:04PM
0.05
9:34AM
-0.07
9:40PM
0.01
10:10AM
-0.08
10:17PM
0.02
10:47AM
-0.02
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----6:52-------6:54-------6:54--
Sunset6:06-------6:04-------6:02-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------21-------------
Temp. °C191918171717191918131515151619191817171716172123
Feels °C (?)18191816161718171781313111317151515141413141617
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