Victoria Bay surf break

Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 SAST
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Victoria Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is
20.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 9AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (21 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (21 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
6
0
8
8
4
6
7
8
8
9
8
8
7
5
5
5
3
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)141413131312121212131314151616161616151414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)396035232955271126694562517853215731489960407356917896399330840574336016482739893400302519051380
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
40
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
20
SE
20
ESE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:52AM
1.73
6:21PM
1.56
6:41AM
1.53
7:20PM
1.41
7:47AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:39PM
0.23
12:10PM
0.26
12:28AM
0.40
1:01PM
0.43
1:33AM
0.58
2:14PM
0.59
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---6:56-------6:56-------6:58----
Sunset------6:00-------5:59-------5:57-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------211111-----------
Temp. °C161515152022171515151515161716151514131317171918
Feels °C (?)141312101617101111111112131414131311101015131616
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