Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

18.7°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 (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 8PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	15s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s
Evening (29 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 29					Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1585	1179	1363	1147	919	814	744	572	520	520	416	403	507	450	383	273	273	235	268	263	151
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SW	WNW	WNW	W	SW	S	S	S	WSW	NNE	N	N	SE	S	SSE	S	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide				5:26PM1.77m				5:55AM1.61m				6:13PM1.59m				6:50AM1.47m				7:13PM1.39m
Low Tide		11:12AM0.21m				11:42PM0.21m				12:00PM0.36m				00:31AM0.37m				1:01PM0.53m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	19	18	19	19	18	20	20	20	20	19	20
Feels °C	18	19	20	19	19	18	19	19	20	21	20	20	21	20	20	21	20	20	21	20	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10
kJ	1585	1179	1363	1147	919	814	744	572	520	520	416	403	507	450	383	273	181	189	268	263	102
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	SW 12	WSW 12	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	101	161	204	204	200	221	217	242	172	190	203	115	110	96	169	81	273	235	78	60	58
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SSW 6	—	—	S 6	—	—	S 6	S 6	SSW 16	SW 15	E 8	SSW 12	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 10	SSW 11	SW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 14
kJ	31	17	—	—	2	—	—	7	3	25	183	61	127	46	73	64	47	57	51	54	151
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	1	3	1	2	2
Distance (km)	298	22	22	0	0	0	0	18	40	43	43	0	0	0	0	0	43	22	43	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	The Wreck	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)		4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Stompneus West Coast	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	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	9	9	5	4	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5

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