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Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (30 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 11PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 8 | SW 10 | |
798 | 646 | 597 | 587 | 730 | 811 | 772 | 689 | 614 | 546 | 494 | 442 | 396 | 383 | 363 | 553 | 553 | 606 | 865 | 700 | 551 | 1027 | 480 | 1098 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:15PM1.58m | 3:22AM1.68m | 3:48PM1.60m | 3:55AM1.67m | 4:20PM1.60m | 4:27AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM0.36m | 9:38AM0.24m | 9:47PM0.35m | 10:09AM0.25m | 10:20PM0.36m | 10:41AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  |  | | | |  |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 |
15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 8 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
 kJ | 798 | 646 | 597 | 587 | 730 | 811 | 772 | 689 | 614 | 546 | 494 | 442 | 396 | 383 | 363 | 553 | 553 | 606 | 865 | 700 | 551 | 21 | 297 | 1098 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 41 | 61 | 59 | 49 | 49 | 52 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 24 | 45 | 33 | — | 21 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | E 7 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 116 | — | — | 52 | 24 | 29 | 29 | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 11 | SW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 40 | 1027 | 480 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 43 |
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