Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.9°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 (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 10AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	15s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	9s
Evening (13 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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	4	3	3	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	SSW 17	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	2285	2200	1871	1626	1389	1346	1700	2099	1276	1329	1140	1045	872	872	820	622	620	657	595	617	543	418	481	739
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	E	N	NNE	NNW	NNW	WNW	S	SSW	SE	S	NE	WNW	NNW	NNW	W	SE	SE	SE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide		4:35AM1.82m				4:49PM1.95m					5:04AM1.75m				5:17PM1.84m				5:31AM1.64m				5:44PM1.69m
Low Tide				10:37AM0.05m					11:02PM0.09m				11:04AM0.14m				11:28PM0.20m				11:30AM0.26m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	18	19	20	19	20	21	21	21	20	17	16	16	15	15	17	17	18	21	20	19	17	17
Feels °C	17	16	18	19	19	19	21	21	21	19	19	18	18	17	15	14	16	17	17	21	19	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	SW 10
kJ	2285	2200	1871	1626	1389	1095	857	1597	1276	1329	1140	1045	872	872	820	622	620	657	595	617	543	418	358	334
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 11	—	—	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 17	SW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	743	642	501	486	411	347	282	273	264	195	288	224	191	165	174	481	739
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 5	WSW 7	SW 7	WSW 8	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 18	SW 12	E 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	70	62	100	29	51	93	273	190	289
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 6	—
kJ	1272	1343	1397	1259	1126	1346	1700	2099	—	—	—	—	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	—
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	22	22	22	22	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	22	0	40	37	0	0	0	0	0	18	22	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Groenvlei	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	9	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6

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