Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.3° 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 (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 6PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	16s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	15s
Evening (24 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 24					Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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)	6	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	5168	4003	3348	3273	2655	2250	1697	1567	1859	1915	1857	1771	1661	1450	1344	1129	945	765	710	593	1034
Wind (km/h)	NE	SSE	ESE	NE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	SE	SE	E	ENE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	S	SE	N	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide		12:41PM1.15m				00:56AM1.29m				1:42PM1.26m				1:49AM1.39m					2:24PM1.38m
Low Tide				6:37PM0.75m				7:33AM0.61m				7:43PM0.66m					8:16AM0.50m				8:26PM0.54m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	15	15	14	14	14	15	16	17	20	20	19	19	16
Feels °C	13	13	12	13	13	11	12	11	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	18	18	17	17	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13
kJ	5168	4003	3348	3273	2655	2250	1697	1567	1859	1915	1857	1771	1661	1450	1344	1129	945	765	710	593	1034
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SE 11	SE 7	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 10
kJ	151	117	96	31	42	60	43	33	77	77	65	67	67	68	67	269	337	411	400	389	23
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	—	SE 11	—	SE 11	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 4
kJ	50	49	31	—	58	—	29	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	38	38	25	38	24	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	80	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	6	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	41	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	7	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	7	8	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	6	5	5	5	8	6	6	5	8	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5

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