Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 7 am 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

19.9°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 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 3PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	11s
Afternoon (13 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Evening (13 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).
	Friday 13							Saturday 14								Sunday 15								Mon 16
	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)	1	1	1	0	1	3	4	4	4	4	2	0	0	0	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	332	326	319	290	279	441	1197	1498	1633	2084	2311	2713	2245	2060	1915	1805	1748	1567	1329	1180	1100	983	689	580	455
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	NW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	W	WNW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross
High Tide		5:20AM1.54m				5:26PM1.52m				5:55AM1.45m				5:59PM1.41m				6:36AM1.36m				6:39PM1.30m
Low Tide				11:19AM0.44m				11:39PM0.39m				11:54AM0.54m				00:16AM0.48m				12:38PM0.65m				1:01AM0.57m


	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16
	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	7:10
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	17	17	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	17	17	19	18	17	17	16	16	18	18	19	19	18	19	19	19
Feels °C	15	15	16	15	17	17	17	15	16	16	15	16	14	14	17	16	17	19	17	18	19	20	20	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	332	326	319	290	279	441	1197	1498	1633	2084	2311	2713	2245	2060	1915	1805	1748	1567	1329	1180	1100	983	689	580	455
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 9	E 6	E 7
kJ	71	69	47	47	133	249	43	27	27	26	15	—	—	—	—	—	13	57	45	36	33	34	95	49	66
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 19	S 18	SW 18	SSW 13	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	ESE 6	S 9	S 19
kJ	7	6	12	35	45	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	14	13	13	—	45	56	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	—	E 6	—	—	S 9	S 6	S 6
kJ	—	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	135	207	230	155	94	92	—	40	—	—	164	46	148
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brak River Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Off The Wall Cape Town	Sharpleys Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	39	1	20	78	40	0	0	0	0	22	384	644	22	22	22	0	0	0	43	22	22	0	0	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Keurbooms	The Wreck	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point			Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Beach Road Cape Town	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hell West Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Fullers United States	Fullers United States	Boners United States	Moss Landing United States	El Capitan United States	El Capitan United States	El Capitan United States	El Capitan United States	Boners United States	Ghost Tree United States	Ghost Tree United States	Boners United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Blackfellows Australia	Bondo Kodi Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	9	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	7	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	9	8	6	6	6	5	4	4

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