Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

17.0°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 (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 8AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Evening (26 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 26								Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	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)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	2	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	SSW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 9	S 10	SSE 10	SW 10	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 20	SSW 19
Wave Graph
kJ	93	110	58	71	73	98	102	76	316	240	261	178	104	82	176	295	152	222	155	110	102	64	441	1196
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NNW	SW	SSW	S	SW	W	WSW	ESE	NNE	SW	SE	SE	SSE	N	W	W	W	WSW	S	SSE	SE	E	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross	glassy
High Tide		3:17AM1.83m				3:29PM2.02m				3:52AM1.85m				4:05PM2.00m				4:30AM1.81m				4:44PM1.91m
Low Tide				9:16AM0.06m				9:45PM-0.05m				9:52AM0.05m				10:21PM-0.01m				10:31AM0.11m				11:00PM0.08m


	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	16	17	17	18	18	18	16	16	17	17	17	18	17	19	17	16	18	18	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	16	15	16	17	17	18	18	18	13	17	18	16	16	18	19	18	15	15	17	18	18	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	SSW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 9	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SSE 6	S 6	SW 10	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 20	SSW 19
kJ	93	110	58	71	73	98	102	44	147	240	242	178	23	17	34	233	152	222	155	84	68	48	441	1196
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	ESE 10	S 7	S 7	S 7	SW 9	SW 9	SW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 10	SE 8	SW 12	E 7	SW 11	SW 11	SE 8	SW 10	SE 8	SE 8	SW 11
kJ	29	10	40	28	36	59	59	76	76	76	76	45	38	34	25	53	71	80	116	60	102	49	69	162
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	WSW 12	SW 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 15	SSW 9	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 10	S 8	S 8	SW 12	SW 9	SE 8	SW 11	SE 8	SW 10	SW 10	SE 9
kJ	6	5	11	10	11	14	37	31	18	9	9	15	24	20	11	19	67	29	25	110	54	64	104	74
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 7	E 8	SE 7	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 7	—	—	—	WSW 2	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	316	1	261	—	104	82	176	295	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	Saint Leu Réunion	Dolphin Point Overberg	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	4	2	1	1	1	2	3	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	858	3509	113	0	1	212	0	0	22	22	22	0	0	37	0	1	40	40	22	22	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth				Groenvlei	Brak River		Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Outer Pool	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1				2	2		2	3	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Koeel Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South		Dolphin Point Overberg	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1		2	2	2	1	2	3	2	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	6	7	7	5	6	6	5	5	5

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