Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 7 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.5° 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 (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 4PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 9							Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	3385	3341	3110	2707	2707	2993	3387	3337	3139	3092	2789	2611	2304	2213	2032	1824	1854	1845	1815	1754	1468	1294	1346	872
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	S	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	S	SE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			10:33AM1.25m					11:09PM1.49m				12:05PM1.30m				00:31AM1.56m				1:18PM1.42m				1:38AM1.66m
Low Tide	4:22AM0.53m				4:29PM0.58m					5:49AM0.49m				6:00PM0.55m				7:05AM0.39m				7:18PM0.44m


	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33
	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	5:36
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	10	10	10	13	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12
kJ	3385	3341	3110	2707	2707	2993	3387	3337	3139	3092	2789	2611	2304	2213	2032	1824	1854	1845	1815	1754	1468	1294	1346	872
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 10	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	E 10	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	W 12	W 12	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	3	4	11	10	10	2	9	9	8	8	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	98	14	14	11	10	12	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 13	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	—	—	13	12	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 5	SE 6	SE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	36	27	153	169
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay 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	Buffalo Bay 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	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	39	18	0	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	341	22	22	22	22
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Santos Reef	Herolds Bay	Gerickes Point	Buffalo Bay	Buffalo Bay	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Santos Reef	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga 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	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves 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	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	8	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5

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