Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 7 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.3° 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 (25 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 12PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Afternoon (25 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Evening (25 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 25							Sunday 26								Monday 27
	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)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	0	5	5
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1697	1567	1859	1915	1857	1771	1661	1522	1344	1129	945	765	710	593	966	1044	878	1187	2827	3643	5194	6165	5165
Wind (km/h)	NW	N	SE	SE	ESE	ENE	NNE	N	N	N	SSE	SSE	ESE	NNW	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	SE	SE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide				1:42PM1.26m				1:49AM1.39m					2:24PM1.38m				2:29AM1.50m				2:58PM1.50m
Low Tide		7:33AM0.61m				7:43PM0.66m					8:16AM0.50m				8:26PM0.54m				8:50AM0.38m				9:01PM0.44m


	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1
Temp °C	13	13	16	16	14	14	14	15	15	17	20	20	19	18	16	15	14	15	16	16	15	14	14
Feels °C	12	11	14	14	12	12	13	13	12	13	18	18	18	17	13	11	12	13	13	13	11	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16
kJ	1697	1567	1859	1915	1857	1771	1661	1522	1344	1129	945	765	710	593	966	1044	878	1187	2827	3643	5194	6165	5165
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 10	ESE 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 9	E 7	SSW 17	—	—
kJ	43	33	77	77	65	67	67	68	67	269	337	411	400	389	23	17	341	561	8	4	1929	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 11	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—
kJ	29	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	38	38	38	38	37	18	17	16	8	15	7	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	SW 4	SW 5	—	—	E 8	—	E 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	16	60	—	—	11	—	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6
Distance (km)	0	0	0	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	0	0	40	437	437	22
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	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	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Brak River	Outer Pool	Inner Pool	Keurbooms			Fish Boma
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Doring Bay West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	6
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Rating (10 max)	8	6	6	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	6

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