Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 7 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.9°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 (18 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 11AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s
Afternoon (18 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s
Evening (18 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 18							Monday 19								Tuesday 20
	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	3	4	3	2	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1444	1598	1572	1547	1510	1817	1609	1559	1337	1059	895	1180	1007	851	822	662	579	534	471	431	471	515	663
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	S	SW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	SW	SW	SSW	E	NE	NNE	N	NE	S	SSE	SW	SW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross	glassy	glassy
High Tide		7:45AM1.13m					8:12PM1.09m				10:35AM1.12m					11:09PM1.11m				12:03PM1.26m
Low Tide				1:56PM0.84m					3:12AM0.79m				4:58PM0.84m					5:24AM0.72m				6:20PM0.70m


	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—
mm	1	2	1	1	2	2	3	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	13	13	12	13	13	12	12	13	13	14	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	15	16	15	16	13	14
Feels °C	12	11	10	12	10	10	9	10	9	9	10	11	13	13	13	11	12	14	13	13	13	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	1444	1598	1572	1547	1510	1817	1609	1559	1337	1059	895	1180	1007	851	822	662	579	534	471	431	471	515	663
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	5	5	6	6	6	6	20	54	73	77	144	140	119	90	67	47	32	29	29	33	33	33	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	—	—	—	—
kJ	6	5	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 3	—	—	—	SW 5	SW 5	SW 6	SW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	43	80	104	122	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo 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	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	3	3	3
Distance (km)	78	78	40	39	43	0	39	39	39	39	40	43	40	0	0	0	0	0	39	43	40	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	The Wreck	The Wreck	The Wreck	Brak River	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Brak River	Brak River	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Santos Reef	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Keurbooms	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Paranoia Overberg	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Martin West Coast	Treskostraal West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Platboom Cape Town	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Van Riebeek Cape Town	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3
Header Global	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Albatross South Africa	Kromme Rivermouth South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Lebu Chile	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Thurso East United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Calicoan Island ABCD Beach Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	4	4	7	4	5	9	4	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6

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