Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

17.0°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 (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 8PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	15s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s
Evening (13 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 13					Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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	4	4	5	4	4	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	SSW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1648	1389	1260	1568	2143	2062	1455	1201	999	961	880	680	693	657	606	606	533	466	403	347	580
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	NW	NNW	NNW	SSW	WNW	E	NNE	NE	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	SSW	S	ENE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	off	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide			4:49PM1.95m					5:04AM1.75m				5:17PM1.84m				5:31AM1.64m				5:44PM1.69m
Low Tide	10:37AM0.05m					11:02PM0.09m				11:04AM0.14m				11:28PM0.20m				11:30AM0.26m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	7	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	19	18	20	20	20	20	17	16	16	15	17	17	17	18	21	21	20	17	18
Feels °C	18	19	18	19	20	20	20	21	16	17	17	16	17	15	15	16	20	20	18	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	SW 10
kJ	1648	1389	1095	870	1631	1525	1455	1201	999	961	880	680	693	657	606	606	533	466	403	284	348
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 11	S 11	—	SW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 7	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 16
kJ	—	2	2	—	743	590	501	486	411	347	282	448	82	195	254	202	162	145	205	244	580
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 6	SW 6	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 18	SSW 16	E 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	309	195	25	15	29	51	99	204	347	235
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	—	—
kJ	1259	1126	1260	1568	2143	2062	—	—	—	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	22	22	22	0	22	0	0	0	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	37	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Keurbooms	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Paranoia Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Cow Bombie Australia	Fish Boma South Africa	Claptons Coils South Africa	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cloudbreak Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Glen Eden South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Supertubes Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion
Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	6	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	6

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