Victoria Bay surf break

Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 25 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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 12AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)--
Afternoon (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
SW
11
1
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1
SW
7
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
8
1.4
SW
9
2.5
SW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
9
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
2.4
SW
10
2.3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
127
220
89
105
93
208
176
300
1034
1320
1000
999
1532
1785
1264
1186
2170
2372
3059
3276
2327
3213
4324
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
0
WNW
5
N
0
NW
5
E
5
E
15
SSE
10
SSE
20
SW
25
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:11AM1.43m
12:40PM1.33m
1:02AM1.56m
1:26PM1.44m
1:41AM1.68m
Low Tide
5:44PM0.60m
6:43AM0.53m
6:46PM0.49m
7:29AM0.40m
7:29PM0.40m
8:05AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:54
5:53
5:52
5:52
1
4
6
4
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
17
17
19
18
17
16
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
19
19
19
19
18
17
18
17
14
12
7
7
8
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
SW
11
1
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1
SW
7
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
2.1
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
11
0.4
SW
12
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
13
Energy kJ
164
127
220
86
105
93
208
176
69
51
39
42
44
54
52
936
1186
52
2372
2432
2330
2327
3213
4324
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.5
E
10
0.4
SW
12
0.4
E
10
0.4
SW
12
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
1.1
S
14
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
171
116
94
68
68
81
79
94
34
34
34
18
64
28
28
49
52
31
52
18
19
447
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.6
SSW
4
0.2
SSE
16
0.6
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.3
E
11
Energy kJ
6
11
25
89
51
50
22
24
20
20
19
18
17
16
31
31
18
18
9
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
4
1.4
SW
9
2.5
SW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
9
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
2.4
SW
10
2.2
SW
10
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
6
300
1034
1320
1000
999
1532
1785
1264
899
2170
3059
3276
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
7
4
5
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
18
22
22
76
220
531
451
451
435
451
1269
451
368
66
40
40
0
40
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
7
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
5
7
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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