Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.5° 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 (31 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 9AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Afternoon (31 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	9s
Evening (31 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 31								Saturday 1								Sunday 2
	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	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	632	632	544	466	427	575	600	903	921	943	682	697	729	729	713	713	677	617	617	559	466	408	872	828
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	NNE	ENE	ESE	ESE	N	N	N	N	N	ESE	SE	ESE	N	NNW	N	N	N	WSW	S	E	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off
High Tide		4:32AM1.75m				4:55PM1.82m					5:01AM1.74m				5:23PM1.84m				5:30AM1.71m				5:53PM1.82m
Low Tide				10:41AM0.10m					11:01PM0.21m				11:08AM0.10m				11:31PM0.21m				11:36AM0.13m


	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	13	16	17	19	19	17	16	16	16	19	19	18	19	20	20	19	19	21	21	20	21	21
Feels °C	13	12	10	14	13	16	16	14	13	13	13	18	17	16	17	17	16	15	15	19	18	17	20	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	336	442	259	409	341	330	600	358	651	666	682	697	729	729	713	713	677	617	617	559	466	408	872	828
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	S 19	—	SW 12	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	632	632	543	466	7	—	244	211	203	132	127	125	125	127	281	242	235	239	250	295	290	374	315	240
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	—	—	E 10	SW 12	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	—	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SW 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSW 16	SSW 15
kJ	—	95	64	—	—	—	125	207	26	41	88	76	75	73	—	17	17	16	7	30	102	170	140	246
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 9	E 7	ESE 9	ESE 8	—	E 8	E 8	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	509	226	544	303	427	575	—	903	921	943	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	22	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
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