Victoria Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.9° 

Victoria Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 4PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (26 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
2
0
0
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1178
1149
2576
1336
1293
1108
1108
960
960
841
827
800
686
584
563
476
403
335
335
277
274
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
SW
5
NNE
5
ESE
15
SSE
5
SE
0
NNW
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:05PM1.70m
3:11AM1.71m
3:31PM1.82m
3:39AM1.79m
3:57PM1.91m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.24m
9:11PM0.27m
9:20AM0.14m
9:38PM0.17m
9:46AM0.06m
10:06PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
17
19
18
17
18
18
18
19
25
23
20
22
19
18
17
17
20
19
15
16
17
Feels °C
14
14
13
15
17
17
16
17
24
22
20
21
17
17
15
16
19
18
15
16
16
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