Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 pm 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

20.2°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 (15 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 6PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Afternoon (15 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Evening (15 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).
	Sun 15					Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wed 18
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1329	1226	1100	1083	689	580	455	396	355	349	355	367	502	623	796	854	1030	1230	700	700	668	658	647
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	SSW	S	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	NE	N	NNE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy
High Tide				6:39PM1.30m				7:31AM1.28m				7:37PM1.20m					8:51AM1.25m				9:13PM1.14m
Low Tide		12:38PM0.65m				1:01AM0.57m				1:41PM0.74m					2:05AM0.65m				3:14PM0.77m				3:31AM0.67m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16
	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	7:13
mm	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	17	18	19	19	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	16	18	19	19	18	18	16	17	17	16	16	17	17	15	16	16	15	15	14	12	15	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	1329	1226	1100	1083	689	580	455	396	355	349	355	367	502	623	796	854	1030	1230	700	700	668	658	647
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 6	E 8	E 8	S 6	S 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 8	S 7	S 8	SSE 8	S 7
kJ	14	14	31	22	24	82	95	91	144	80	78	58	70	41	41	49	27	15	24	26	29	19	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 9	E 8	E 8	S 19	S 19	E 8	E 8	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 8	E 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	E 7	—	SSE 8	—	SE 11	SE 11	—	SE 16
kJ	—	—	13	12	21	7	7	103	103	32	18	33	57	54	25	40	—	14	—	5	5	—	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 5	—	—	S 9	S 6	S 6	SSE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	E 8	ESE 6	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	47	32	—	—	198	98	104	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40	28	310	448	467	342	262
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Stompneus West Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	2	4	4	4	3	3	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	22	924	22	40	40	22	22	43	78	22	22	22	0	0	0	22	343	448	629	22	22	22	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Keurbooms	Keurbooms	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma				Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4		4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3				4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Strandfontein West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Stompneus West Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	8	9	6	6	9	9	7	9	8	6	9	8	5	5	5	5

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