Victoria Bay surf break

Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 06 May 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
19.7° C
(Which is 1.2°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 9AM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)21ft (6.5m)12s
Evening (06 May)20ft (6.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 103mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
4.5
SSE
11
6
SSE
12
6.5
SE
12
6.5
SE
13
6
SE
13
5.5
SE
12
5.5
SE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1604
1959
4995
10823
12533
13653
12350
9654
9773
8561
7251
7356
7113
6192
5623
5093
4754
3671
3441
3237
3423
3592
3370
3409
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
35
SW
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
40
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
0
E
10
N
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:38AM1.51m
6:06PM1.42m
6:12AM1.40m
6:50PM1.33m
6:56AM1.30m
7:52PM1.26m
Low Tide
11:30PM0.46m
11:52AM0.41m
00:06AM0.56m
12:31PM0.51m
00:52AM0.66m
1:23PM0.59m
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:44
5:43
5:42
6
11
27
6
9
15
17
10
5
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
16
15
15
14
11
9
9
9
8
9
9
10
11
12
12
11
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
15
14
14
15
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
5.5
SE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
Energy kJ
1604
85
88
119
171
209
206
160
9773
8561
7251
7356
7113
6192
5623
5093
4754
3671
3441
3237
3423
3592
3370
3409
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
0.9
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
107
173
127
54
55
94
30
113
109
108
104
248
212
206
181
171
422
408
349
443
737
560
572
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
21
0.6
WSW
12
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SSE
16
0.9
S
9
0.7
S
9
Energy kJ
68
30
30
75
103
44
94
75
97
145
163
319
434
334
127
76
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
5
3
S
11
4.5
SSE
11
6
SSE
12
6.5
SE
12
6.5
SE
13
6
SE
13
5.5
SE
12
1.5
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
Energy kJ
55
1959
4995
10823
12533
13653
12350
9654
344
266
208
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
7
5
9
6
5
4
3
5
5
3
4
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Distance (km)
43
298
279
220
279
407
343
343
298
43
43
298
344
344
0
0
0
0
0
18
40
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
9
9
6
6
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
7
5
5
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
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