Victoria Bay surf break

Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 27 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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 5PM is: 2.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (27 May)7ft (2.1m)19s
Evening (27 May)10ft (3.0m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
19
1.7
SSW
19
2.5
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1153
2121
4859
4968
4484
3811
3631
4039
4957
5464
5605
5605
5025
4514
4180
3187
2873
2541
2171
2110
1788
1524
1387
1164
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
S
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
10
NE
5
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:31PM1.41m
1:39AM1.60m
2:08PM1.48m
2:15AM1.64m
2:43PM1.54m
2:49AM1.67m
Low Tide
7:28PM0.48m
8:04AM0.35m
8:06PM0.43m
8:36AM0.29m
8:41PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:29
5:29
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
17
16
17
16
17
16
14
14
15
16
17
16
16
17
16
15
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SSW
19
2.5
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
Energy kJ
940
2121
4859
4968
4484
3811
3631
4039
4957
5464
5605
5605
5025
4514
4180
3187
2873
2541
2171
2110
1788
1524
1387
1164
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
19
1.7
SW
13
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
1.2
S
7
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
Energy kJ
1153
954
12
12
159
196
193
158
116
94
91
110
85
68
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
12
Energy kJ
6
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
Energy kJ
109
167
126
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
18
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
22
22
0
0
0
0
0
22
22
22
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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