Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.3°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 (25 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 5AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (25 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 25								Saturday 26								Sunday 27
	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)	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	4	3	3	3	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1060	928	771	746	647	636	568	518	407	414	566	702	1415	1714	1581	1311	1292	1358	1347	1215	1576	1598	1598	680
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	WSW	SSW	WSW	SW	NNE	SE	ENE	ENE	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	on	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy
High Tide		2:42AM1.72m				2:56PM1.89m				3:11AM1.81m				3:24PM1.99m				3:40AM1.86m				3:54PM2.03m
Low Tide				8:45AM0.13m				9:08PM0.09m				9:13AM0.05m				9:37PM0.00m				9:42AM0.01m				10:07PM-0.03m


	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	18	19	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15
Feels °C	19	19	19	19	18	16	18	17	19	19	20	18	18	16	16	16	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 9
kJ	362	928	771	746	647	636	568	518	407	414	421	702	1415	1714	1581	1311	1292	1358	1347	1215	1576	1598	1598	680
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	SSE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 7	E 7
kJ	1060	310	234	193	157	121	96	79	57	339	566	407	31	42	30	31	21	18	11	43	11	6	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 9	ESE 4	S 10	S 9	S 10	—	—	ESE 8	—	—	E 9	E 9
kJ	10	—	—	—	—	—	51	85	198	71	65	63	40	6	8	7	7	—	—	11	—	—	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	—	—	WSW 3	SW 4	WSW 4	W 3	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	ESE 4	—	—	W 3	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	468	—	—	4	6	5	6	—	—	—	—	3	5	—	—	8	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	1	1	40	1	39	0	18	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	40	43	43	1	40	40	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Lookout Beach	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Brak River	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Kaaimans River Mouth	Keurbooms	The Wreck	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	5	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Yzerfontein West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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