Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

15.8°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 (03 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 8AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Afternoon (03 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Evening (03 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 3								Sunday 4								Monday 5
	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)	3	3	3	1	2	3	1	1	0	1	2	1	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	ESE 9	SW 12	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	534	606	432	330	241	455	403	350	268	254	285	563	699	860	950	1027	883	808	700	679	538	449	486	494
Wind (km/h)	SSW	WSW	SSW	WSW	W	NE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	WSW	SSW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide			7:54AM1.26m					8:41PM1.24m				10:14AM1.21m					11:10PM1.23m				12:06PM1.35m
Low Tide	1:33AM0.57m					2:09PM0.69m				3:27AM0.69m				4:48PM0.73m					5:40AM0.62m				6:31PM0.57m


	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—
mm	—	2	2	3	4	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	14	15	16	15	15	15	16	17	18	19	20	20	21	21	21	23	27	26	20	18	17
Feels °C	15	15	15	14	15	16	14	13	13	15	18	16	18	19	21	21	21	20	23	26	26	20	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10
kJ	534	606	432	330	241	455	403	350	268	254	204	240	325	393	950	795	651	603	559	554	499	446	461	481
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 13	SW 12	ESE 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 12	—	SSW 11	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	74	73	49	78	144	20	18	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	433	811	883	808	700	679	538	449	486	494
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SW 13	E 8	E 8	SE 8	SE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 18	SW 17	—
kJ	3	3	45	36	34	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	71	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	—	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	WSW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	33	15	78	112	175	285	563	699	860	—	1027	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	22	22	22	0	22	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	1	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Hell West Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	4	4	5	8	8	9

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