Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.8°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 (20 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 6PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	11s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	11s
Evening (20 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 20					Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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)	2	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	4	2	4	4	2	2	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	524	524	572	604	752	1162	1600	2001	2672	2956	2739	2010	2089	1938	1438	1867	1317	1293	1293	1402	1234
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	SW	NNE	WNW	N	NW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		12:03PM1.26m				00:20AM1.24m				12:45PM1.43m				1:01AM1.39m				1:17PM1.60m
Low Tide				6:20PM0.70m				6:22AM0.59m				7:00PM0.53m				7:01AM0.45m				7:33PM0.36m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	17	15	15	15	16	18	21	17	17	16	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	15	15
Feels °C	13	12	14	13	14	14	13	16	18	15	15	14	13	13	14	15	13	12	13	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	524	524	572	604	752	1162	1600	2001	2672	48	47	32	32	1938	1438	1287	17	18	18	1197	1234
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	9	23	22	21	20	20	20	57	52	—	—	32	2	17	17	17	—	—	—	10	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	—	—	—	—	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	6	—	—	—	—	11	11	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ESE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	—	—	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	—
kJ	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2956	2739	2010	2089	—	—	1867	1317	1293	1293	1402	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	22	22	22	39	0	0	0	0	39	78	78	40	0	43	0	40	77	77	40	39	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Inner Pool	The Wreck	The Wreck	The Wreck	Victoria Bay	Santos Reef	Ding Dangs	Buffalo Bay	The Wreck	The Wreck	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Santos Reef	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	3	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	8	5	8	5	5	4	3	4	4	4
Header Global	Moning Philippines	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Haga-Haga South Africa	Deba Spain	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	9	9	9	9	8	8	5	5	5	5	5	6	6

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