Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.8°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 (20 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 9AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	11s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	11s
Evening (20 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 20								Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	0	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	662	638	524	524	485	572	604	752	1074	1600	2130	3166	2700	2375	1902	1977	1645	1710	1218	1800	1270	1270	1428	1234
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	ESE	SSE	SE	SE	SW	ENE	WNW	N	NNW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	11:09PM1.11m				12:03PM1.26m				00:20AM1.24m				12:45PM1.43m				1:01AM1.39m				1:17PM1.60m
Low Tide			5:24AM0.72m				6:20PM0.70m				6:22AM0.59m				7:00PM0.53m				7:01AM0.45m				7:33PM0.36m


	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	16	16	17	16	15	15	16	19	19	17	17	16	15	15	15	16	17	16	16	15	15
Feels °C	11	12	13	13	13	15	14	15	15	13	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	15	12	13	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	662	638	524	524	485	572	604	752	1074	1600	2130	3166	48	47	32	1702	1645	17	17	1482	18	21	1197	1234
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	18	18	18	9	23	22	21	20	20	20	57	54	—	—	32	27	16	2	2	17	—	—	21	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	—	ESE 11	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	11	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	—	SW 12	SW 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	2700	2375	1902	1977	—	1710	1218	1800	1270	1270	1428	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Cemetery Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	6	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	22	22	22	1	0	0	0	0	40	78	78	40	40	0	0	0	40	368	40	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Buffalo Bay	The Wreck	The Wreck	Buffalo Bay	Santos Reef	Inner Pool	Outer Pool	Brak River	Santos Reef		Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Santos Reef	Keurbooms
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	6	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Strandfontein West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	9	5	4	5	5	4	3	4	4	4
Header Global	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Virac Harbour Philippines	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Haga-Haga South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Barbel Point South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	7	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	6	6

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