Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

19.8°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 5PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Evening (31 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 31					Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	273	231	268	263	149	264	518	862	874	904	1050	878	864	824	730	706	694	756	710	646	447
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SSW	W	W	W	SW	SW	WSW	SW	WNW	WNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	W	S	SSE	SE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide				7:13PM1.39m					8:07AM1.36m				8:43PM1.24m				9:56AM1.33m				10:42PM1.22m
Low Tide		1:01PM0.53m				1:36AM0.52m					2:33PM0.66m				3:12AM0.62m				4:36PM0.66m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	20	20	20	19	17	17	16	17	17	16	16	16	15	16	17	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	21	20	21	21	20	18	15	15	14	16	17	16	15	15	14	15	16	17	16	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	ESE 9	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11
kJ	273	156	268	263	143	264	518	862	874	904	1050	878	864	824	730	706	694	756	710	646	447
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	WSW 12	E 8	E 8	SW 14	WSW 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 6	SSW 6	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 11
kJ	98	231	64	63	149	101	90	66	71	53	42	26	78	66	63	59	58	51	51	37	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	SW 11	ESE 10	ESE 9	SW 10	SW 10	E 9	E 8	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 13	ESE 12	E 7	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	40	57	74	50	82	79	24	23	48	42	16	28	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	SSW 10	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 5	ESE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	175	80	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay 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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	40	78	40	0	0	0	40	43	1	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	43	22	22	22	22
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	The Wreck	The Wreck	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Lookout Beach	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Keurbooms	Keurbooms	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Beach Road Cape Town	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Long Beach Cape Town	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Outer Pool Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	2	4	3	2	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Weld Road New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Chuns and Jocks Reefs United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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