Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

15.6°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 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 9PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (18 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	11s
Evening (18 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).
	Fri 18					Saturday 19								Sunday 20
	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)	0	0	0	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	E 8	E 8	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	626	553	615	841	746	659	653	528	511	503	344	372	1190	1604	1664	1547	1367	1162	969	802	653
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	NNE	NW	NNE	NW	SSE	SSE	SSE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	ENE	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy
High Tide				7:12PM1.19m				8:00AM1.05m					9:28PM1.06m					12:12PM1.08m
Low Tide		12:55PM0.72m				1:43AM0.78m					2:09PM0.87m					5:08AM0.84m				6:25PM0.84m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	15	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	18	19	17	16	16
Feels °C	11	8	10	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	16	14	14	15	16	17	18	16	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	626	553	615	841	746	659	437	365	295	266	229	197	1190	1604	1664	1547	1367	1162	969	802	653
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 14	—	—	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	—	220	—	—	12	31	619	528	511	503	344	283	197	171	176	144	119	119	119	87	90
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 16	SSW 16	—	SW 14	SSW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	67	102	—	214	372	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	252	407	588	448	500	481	653	458	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kamer Van Cape Town	Milnerton Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside 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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	379	375	22	22	0	0	0	0	40	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	22	22	22	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route			Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma
Rating (10 max)			4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Doring Bay West Coast	Hell West Coast	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	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	8	8	5	4	4	5	9	9	9	8	8	8

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