Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 7 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

14.5°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 (20 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 11AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Afternoon (20 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Evening (20 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 20							Monday 21								Tuesday 22
	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	4	3	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	E 7	E 7	E 7	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1824	1547	1474	1144	1053	865	790	623	546	473	416	361	314	268	263	529	306	250	277	331	321	273	273
Wind (km/h)	NNW	WSW	S	SE	ESE	ENE	NE	NNW	NW	ENE	SE	SE	ESE	E	NE	ENE	N	N	ESE	E	E	NNE	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				12:12PM1.08m				00:26AM1.15m				1:07PM1.25m				1:12AM1.31m				1:37PM1.43m
Low Tide		5:08AM0.84m				6:25PM0.84m				6:51AM0.70m				7:16PM0.68m				7:25AM0.54m				7:46PM0.52m


	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	18	18	19	17	18	18	20	22	26	26	24	28	23
Feels °C	15	15	17	17	18	17	16	16	17	16	16	16	17	16	20	19	21	22	27	27	23	26	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SW 13	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	1824	1547	1474	1144	1053	865	790	623	546	473	416	361	314	268	263	194	163	149	167	172	321	210	178
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SSE 7	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	134	112	112	112	90	90	66	66	66	47	48	45	86	125	123	529	202	202	205	331	5	273	273
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SE 5	—	—	—	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	S 17	S 15	SSE 7	SSE 7
kJ	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	6	9	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	180	127	120	6	4	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 5	E 6	E 6	—	E 7	E 7	E 7	—	ESE 8	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50	112	144	171	—	306	250	277	—	176	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	40	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	211	318	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Robberg	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	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	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3			2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Treskostraal West Coast	Strandfontein West Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	8	9	9	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	4	6	8	9	8	6	5	9	9	8

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