Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 7 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.6° 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 11AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Evening (12 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 12							Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 10	S 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1166	653	534	515	444	359	334	275	318	265	232	220	214	240	230	202	256	211	135	301	294	300	248	248
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	ESE	SE	E	NNE	N	NNW	N	N	SSW	SSE	E	NNE	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	SSW	SSW	SSW	NNW	WNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide					2:17PM1.57m				2:34AM1.76m				3:07PM1.72m				3:23AM1.84m				3:53PM1.83m
Low Tide			8:06AM0.26m				8:21PM0.31m				8:57AM0.15m				9:15PM0.20m				9:42AM0.06m				10:03PM0.13m


	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33
	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	5:37
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	18	17	16	16	17	17	16	16	18	16	15	15	15	14
Feels °C	13	12	14	13	14	16	15	15	13	13	17	15	15	14	16	16	15	14	17	14	15	14	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	1166	653	534	515	444	359	204	200	234	232	232	220	191	178	202	202	256	211	135	301	294	300	248	248
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	E 8	SSW 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 8	SW 5
kJ	12	144	155	25	25	10	334	275	318	265	218	214	214	240	230	120	122	80	111	59	40	39	24	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	W 12	W 12	SW 16	W 11	W 11	SSE 10	S 10	SW 15	SSE 11	SSW 15	SSE 11	S 18	SW 18	SW 18	SSE 10	S 9	ESE 10	SSW 9	SSE 9	SSW 9	SSW 13	SW 4	SW 12
kJ	12	3	3	10	3	2	33	47	8	11	21	12	7	12	12	96	61	61	76	26	33	69	6	39
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 3	SW 4	WSW 4	WSW 5
kJ	202	201	187	143	178	204	248	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	7	13	19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	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	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	22	0	0	0	22	298	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	18	39	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma		Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	8	6	9	9	5	6

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