Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

17.0° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 5AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Evening (18 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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)	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	S 12	S 11	S 11	SW 9	SW 9	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	432	348	213	373	308	251	307	263	230	260	520	503	805	384	881	1079	887	945	774	664	562	451	365	365
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	SW	S	SSW	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	SW	SW	W	W	W	NW	N	N	SE	SSE	ESE	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	off	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross
High Tide			6:08AM1.66m				6:36PM1.79m				6:47AM1.53m				7:14PM1.67m				7:26AM1.39m				7:55PM1.52m
Low Tide	00:11AM0.21m				12:16PM0.16m				00:51AM0.32m				12:51PM0.29m				1:32AM0.44m				1:28PM0.43m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	18	18	16	16	15	15	15	15	17	18	16	15	15	15	14	13	16	16	15	14	14
Feels °C	15	14	15	17	17	16	15	14	14	14	14	16	17	13	13	12	14	13	11	15	13	13	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	S 12	S 11	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SE 10	SE 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	432	348	213	373	308	251	307	263	230	190	520	503	503	136	154	904	887	945	774	664	562	451	365	365
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	S 12	SW 10	SW 9	S 11	S 11	S 11	SW 13	SW 12	S 11	SE 9	SE 9	SW 12	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SW 9	SW 10
kJ	121	206	129	157	170	248	244	235	230	260	110	81	99	167	33	177	184	134	314	314	359	353	156	200
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	S 8	E 10	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 15	SSE 10	SSE 9	ESE 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SW 11	SSW 11
kJ	33	33	41	33	32	131	123	164	156	187	54	78	73	50	42	32	28	99	16	16	16	8	172	84
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	805	384	881	1079	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	20	39	39	40	0	0	0	0	22	22	0	22
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	5

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