Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 7 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.5° 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 (30 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 2PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Afternoon (30 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	13s
Evening (30 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 30							Friday 31								Saturday 1
	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)	4	4	4	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	902	888	796	784	784	700	700	632	560	543	523	434	614	703	935	872	965	713	796	729	729	729	631
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	E	SE	ESE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE	ESE	ESE	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	SE	E	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	off
High Tide					4:27PM1.78m				4:32AM1.75m				4:55PM1.82m					5:01AM1.74m				5:23PM1.84m
Low Tide			10:14AM0.13m				10:31PM0.23m				10:41AM0.10m					11:01PM0.21m				11:08AM0.10m


	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	16	16	17	15	15	15	14	13	15	18	19	18	16	15	15	15	19	19	18	18	20
Feels °C	12	12	15	12	14	13	13	13	12	10	13	15	16	14	13	12	11	12	18	17	16	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	902	888	796	784	784	700	700	383	442	451	456	341	286	703	678	666	682	713	796	729	729	729	631
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	S 19	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14	SW 13
kJ	183	199	243	—	—	—	—	632	560	543	418	7	—	244	207	203	134	127	125	125	127	281	239
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	—	—	SW 18	SSW 18	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	—	S 10
kJ	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	171	95	64	—	—	—	12	31	26	41	88	57	75	73	—	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	—	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	266	—	348	281	422	379	522	570	415	290	523	434	614	534	935	872	965	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay 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	Herolds Bay Garden Route	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	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	298	22	22	0	0	0	0	18	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	22	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4		3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	5	5	9	7	9	5	7	6	9	9	8	9

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