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Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 SAST
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Victoria Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is
22.7° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 7AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (15 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1.9
SW
2.5
SW
1.8
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)151413121212121211111111101010101010999101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)445143820789962424224318951587715593524415400370292286281230216168116235269499
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
10
E
5
NE
0
NE
10
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		glassonononcrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:59AM
1.29
2:04PM
1.44
2:37AM
1.41
2:42PM
1.55
3:10AM
1.53
3:15PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:57AM
0.62
8:29PM
0.45
8:37AM
0.51
9:02PM
0.33
9:11AM
0.40
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise---5:33-------5:33-------5:35----
Sunset------7:44-------7:43-------7:43-
clear
clear
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--4876211----------11---
Temp. °C222119181817171717181820202121202020191919202020
Feels °C (?)222017161615151515181921202022212020191919192019
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