Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.4° 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 (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 4AM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 8.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	16s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	15s
Evening (24 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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)	7	9	8	6	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	4607	8362	7597	5168	4003	3348	3273	2655	2250	1697	1567	1725	1830	1803	1572	1474	1450	1344	1129	865	710	644	537	966
Wind (km/h)	W	NW	NNW	ENE	SSE	ESE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NW	N	ESE	SE	ESE	ENE	NNE	NNW	N	N	N	S	SE	N	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide	11:34PM1.23m				12:41PM1.15m				00:56AM1.29m				1:42PM1.26m				1:49AM1.39m					2:24PM1.38m
Low Tide			6:23AM0.70m				6:37PM0.75m				7:33AM0.61m				7:43PM0.66m					8:16AM0.50m				8:26PM0.54m


	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	14	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	15	15	14	15	15	16	17	17	21	21	19	19	20
Feels °C	11	11	12	13	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	12	14	14	14	14	13	19	19	18	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13
kJ	4607	8362	7597	5168	4003	3348	3273	2655	2250	1697	1567	1725	1830	1803	1572	1474	1450	1344	1129	865	710	644	537	966
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SE 12	ESE 12	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SE 11	SE 7	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 10
kJ	1874	67	53	161	117	96	31	48	71	52	33	44	77	77	88	88	90	50	269	337	411	400	389	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	—	SE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 11	ESE 4
kJ	68	54	66	50	49	48	—	58	45	29	23	24	—	—	—	—	—	6	49	39	39	38	37	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	E 4	E 4	E 4	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	106	10	12	9	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	5	7	9	8	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	43	0	0	0	0	0	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	5	7	9	9	8	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	5	9	9	9	8	9	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	8	5	5	5	7	6	5	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	4

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