Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 7 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

15.6°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 (1.3m), 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 1PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	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 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 3							Sunday 4								Monday 5
	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)	2	3	2	2	2	2	0	1	1	2	1	0	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	ESE 9	SW 12	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	606	432	330	241	455	418	350	268	254	369	568	740	976	1024	1006	895	808	700	604	538	456	486	494
Wind (km/h)	WSW	S	WSW	WNW	ENE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ESE	SE	ESE	NNE	NNW	N	N	N	WSW	S	S	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	glassy	on	on	cross	cross-off
High Tide		7:54AM1.26m					8:41PM1.24m				10:14AM1.21m					11:10PM1.23m				12:06PM1.35m
Low Tide					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	1	2	2	3	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	16	16	17	19	20	21	21	21	21	21	23	26	24	20	18	18
Feels °C	15	16	15	15	16	14	12	15	16	17	18	18	19	21	21	21	20	23	26	24	20	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	ESE 8	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10
kJ	606	432	330	241	455	418	350	268	254	177	568	255	343	433	781	621	576	534	477	436	388	461	492
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	SW 13	SW 12	ESE 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	SW 10	WSW 12	—	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	73	49	78	144	20	18	—	—	—	—	180	14	—	299	811	895	808	700	604	538	456	486	494
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SW 13	E 8	E 8	SE 8	SE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 18	SW 16	SW 14
kJ	3	45	35	34	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	41	346
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	WSW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	29	78	172	242	369	—	740	976	1024	1006	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	1	0	0	0	0	22	22	22	22	1	298	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	22	1	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Gerickes Point	Dias Beach	Keurbooms
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Strandfontein West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	7	6	4	4	4	4	5	8	8	8

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