Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.6° 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 (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 4AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	11s
Evening (17 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	1	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	S 12	S 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 12	S 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 8	SW 9	SW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1075	1129	1250	1102	844	712	639	560	432	348	241	319	287	437	469	300	230	260	520	555	304	669	1495	1874
Wind (km/h)	NW	N	NNW	SSE	S	ESE	NE	N	NNW	NW	NW	SSW	SSW	S	N	N	N	N	NW	WSW	SW	SW	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross
High Tide			5:30AM1.77m				5:57PM1.88m				6:08AM1.66m				6:36PM1.79m				6:47AM1.53m				7:14PM1.67m
Low Tide	11:30PM0.14m				11:40AM0.07m				00:11AM0.21m				12:16PM0.16m				00:51AM0.32m				12:51PM0.29m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	15	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	17	18	16	16	16
Feels °C	13	13	14	17	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	14	14	14	16	16	13	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	S 12	S 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SW 12	SSW 12
kJ	1075	1129	1250	1102	844	712	639	560	432	348	241	319	287	437	469	300	230	172	520	187	190	110	1495	1874
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	SW 10	SW 9	S 11	S 12	SW 13	SW 12	S 11	S 11	E 10	SW 12	SW 12	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	57	56	56	55	54	33	33	58	121	206	129	157	141	248	266	234	227	227	229	17	205	144	115	92
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 8	E 10	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 11	S 11	SW 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 10	SSE 10	SE 14
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	16	37	33	33	33	41	32	102	131	125	160	151	260	17	31	18	31	33	47
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 8	SW 12	SW 8	SW 9	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	206	555	304	669	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	78	0	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Groenvlei	Kaaimans River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Groenvlei	The Wreck	Outer Pool	Outer Pool
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	6	7	6	6	9	7	8	9	8	6	5	6	6	5	6	6	7	7	7	6

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