Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.0°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 (13 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 10AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	10s
Afternoon (13 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s
Evening (13 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14								Thursday 15
	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	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	884	804	664	592	580	541	488	425	388	305	305	442	424	1144	1326	1682	1708	2032	1671	3689	3814	3285	2724	2261
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	SW	S	SE	SE	ESE	E	W	WNW	WSW	SSW	S	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	ENE	E	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide		4:36AM1.72m				4:45PM1.78m					5:03AM1.63m				5:12PM1.65m				5:31AM1.52m				5:40PM1.51m
Low Tide				10:35AM0.21m				10:55PM0.20m					11:02AM0.31m				11:22PM0.31m				11:29AM0.43m


	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	15	14	14	14	16	17	17	18	18	17
Feels °C	16	15	14	15	14	14	13	15	15	14	15	16	17	16	15	14	14	14	16	15	16	16	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	884	804	664	592	580	541	488	425	388	305	305	442	424	1144	1326	1682	1708	2032	1671	3689	3814	3285	2724	2261
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 4	E 9	SSW 13	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 16	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	67	73	77	80	53	51	51	48	48	44	6	41	313	42	42	42	41	40	1029	39	38	38	37	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	E 9	ESE 4	E 9	SE 4	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—
kJ	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	42	7	26	5	—	—	—	39	39	37	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	E 4	—	—	—	SW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	10	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth 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	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4
Distance (km)	0	1	39	40	22	22	22	22	0	0	1	39	40	1	0	1	0	0	0	22	22	22	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Brak River	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Keurbooms	Brak River	Outer Pool	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Doring Bay West Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	8	4	4	9	4	7	4	6	4	5	5	5	5	5

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