Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

19.4°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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 4AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	1	2	2	3	3	4	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	WSW 8	SSW 11	SW 8	SW 9	SW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	472	472	421	480	488	480	472	760	434	329	976	611	1347	2570	2110	1912	1795	1821	1411	1439	1837	3123	3468	3123	2601	2172
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WSW	WSW	SSW	WSW	SW	W	WNW	SW	SW	NNW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	SE	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide	00:59AM1.43m				1:14PM1.68m				1:40AM1.53m				1:51PM1.76m					2:15AM1.62m				2:24PM1.81m				2:48AM1.67m
Low Tide			7:00AM0.41m				7:40PM0.29m				7:40AM0.33m					8:14PM0.21m				8:15AM0.27m				8:44PM0.15m


	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22
	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—	—	—	7:04
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	—	2	3	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	19	20	21	20	18	19	19	18	18	18	19	19	17	16	16	16	15	14	14	15	16	16	15	14	13
Feels °C	21	19	20	20	19	18	19	19	19	19	18	17	16	14	13	13	13	12	11	12	13	13	14	12	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SSW 15	SSW 14	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	472	472	421	480	488	480	472	760	266	314	373	169	297	22	23	23	12	1522	1411	1439	1837	3123	3468	3123	2601	2172
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	SW 6	E 8	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	E 8	E 8	E 8	WSW 11	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 9	S 16	E 9	—	—	—	—
kJ	77	82	68	51	41	30	43	63	365	329	346	31	21	22	12	—	—	12	6	6	137	6	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 7	WSW 13	E 8	E 8	E 8	WSW 12	—	WSW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 11	—	—	—	—
kJ	27	27	26	15	14	14	34	35	64	46	31	27	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	2	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	W 2	SW 3	SW 4	SW 4	—	—	WSW 8	—	SW 8	SW 9	SW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9
kJ	—	—	1	2	10	20	—	—	434	—	976	611	1347	2570	2110	1912	1795	1821	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5
Distance (km)	22	0	0	20	1	43	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	78	78	78	40	40	39	40	39	40	40	22	22	22
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Groenvlei	Ding Dangs	Kaaimans River Mouth	Groenvlei	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	The Wreck	The Wreck	The Wreck	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Buffalo Bay	Inner Pool	Ding Dangs	Brak River	Keurbooms	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	The Wreck Garden Route	Cemetery Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Keurbooms Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	9	8	7	7	6	5	5

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