Victoria Bay surf break

Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 SAST
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Victoria Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 10PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)--
Afternoon (12 May)16ft (5.0m)13s
Evening (12 May)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5015
5088
5427
6167
6949
7601
7453
7756
6538
5016
4022
3436
2849
2493
2168
1776
1407
1208
1094
961
2650
3293
3578
3259
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
S
5
SE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
SW
10
SSW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:43AM1.63m
1:12PM1.50m
1:27AM1.78m
1:57PM1.63m
2:09AM1.90m
Low Tide
6:19PM0.46m
7:06AM0.33m
7:08PM0.34m
7:49AM0.17m
7:53PM0.23m
8:31AM0.06m
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:37
5:37
5:37
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
15
14
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
18
18
14
13
12
10
10
7
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
11
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
4.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
13
12
22
18
6538
5016
4022
3436
2849
2493
2168
1776
1407
1208
1094
961
2650
3293
3578
3259
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
14
1
S
14
1.5
S
14
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
Energy kJ
8
15
15
106
203
407
928
130
132
104
230
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
Energy kJ
32
50
31
68
90
65
183
346
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
Energy kJ
5015
5088
5427
6167
6949
7601
7453
7756
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Distance (km)
368
368
368
448
437
451
377
376
43
18
0
0
0
0
0
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
6
9
9
4
4
4
9
9
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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