Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 7 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.7° 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 (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 3AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Evening (22 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 21			Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	2345	2116	1915	1634	1285	1112	1077	977	902	835	711	563	686	872	974	1848	1596	1326	2017
Wind (km/h)	SE	NE	NNE	NNE	WNW	WNW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WNW	NW	NNW	WSW	SSW	W	WNW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide			8:44PM1.38m				9:15AM1.15m				9:54PM1.27m				10:59AM1.10m
Low Tide	2:09PM0.58m				3:11AM0.67m				3:06PM0.71m				4:36AM0.73m				4:44PM0.79m


	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Temp °C	14	13	13	13	13	12	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	16	16	13	14	14
Feels °C	13	12	12	12	11	10	13	14	14	13	14	14	12	12	15	12	11	11	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 12	SW 11	SW 12
kJ	2345	2116	1915	1634	1285	1112	1077	977	902	835	711	563	686	872	974	1112	125	1326	1472
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 18
kJ	255	229	218	183	183	186	186	186	151	160	373	379	169	127	127	144	44	399	2017
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	SW 12	WSW 12	SE 7	S 22	—	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	104	213	254	209	186	39	57	14	10	—	94	93
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	SW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 11	SW 11	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	1848	1596	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	2	4	4	5
Distance (km)	22	0	0	0	0	0	20	39	0	20	0	0	0	0	1	43	0	0	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Kaaimans River Mouth	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Groenvlei	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Groenvlei	Dias Beach
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Paranoia Overberg	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Strandfontein West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Albatross South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	9	5	4	4	4	4	4	9	9

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