Victoria Bay surf break

Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 Apr 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
19.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 9AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.5
E
8
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.7
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
2.3
SW
8
3
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
938
730
514
437
343
331
297
258
220
220
275
230
207
171
164
127
110
180
117
145
134
197
699
1351
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
N
10
N
0
NNE
0
N
10
SE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
0
NW
0
WNW
5
SW
0
NW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
25
WSW
25
W
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:35AM1.20m
10:49PM1.31m
11:31AM1.23m
00:11AM1.43m
12:40PM1.33m
Low Tide
3:20AM0.70m
4:05PM0.65m
5:28AM0.66m
5:44PM0.60m
6:43AM0.53m
6:46PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:58
6:58
7:00
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5:55
5:54
5:53
Temp °C
18
18
19
24
26
23
24
24
23
22
23
28
26
18
20
19
18
18
17
19
18
18
16
15
15
15
16
24
26
23
24
23
21
20
21
25
25
18
20
20
18
18
19
19
18
18
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
SW
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
938
730
264
330
333
331
297
258
220
220
275
230
207
171
164
127
99
180
117
145
134
99
73
55
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.2
S
9
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.8
E
9
0.6
SW
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
240
231
514
437
343
268
214
170
183
190
195
185
6
145
116
112
110
94
84
113
106
34
34
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
17
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.2
SSE
16
0.5
SW
6
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
8
8
8
17
6
6
4
5
6
9
24
16
22
11
20
20
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
7
0.3
N
2
0.3
N
3
0.9
SW
11
0.5
SW
3
1.1
SW
9
2.3
SW
8
3
SW
9
Energy kJ
411
1
1
205
6
197
699
1351
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
22
22
77
448
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
8
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