Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

18.4°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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 6AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 28								Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	0	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SE 8	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SE 8	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	76	82	116	110	84	80	419	928	1164	1408	1289	1460	1289	1363	1147	905	892	744	572	465	471	409	457	189
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	E	ENE	NNE	N	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SSE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide		4:30AM1.81m				4:44PM1.91m					5:10AM1.73m				5:26PM1.77m				5:55AM1.61m				6:13PM1.59m
Low Tide				10:31AM0.11m				11:00PM0.08m					11:12AM0.21m				11:42PM0.21m				12:00PM0.36m


	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	17	17	18	18	17	17	17	16	19	18	19	18	18	17	17	17	18	19	19	19	17	18
Feels °C	17	16	18	16	18	17	16	17	17	16	19	17	19	18	19	17	17	18	19	20	19	20	19	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11
kJ	76	82	62	62	47	78	419	928	1164	1408	1289	1460	1289	1363	1147	905	892	744	572	465	471	409	457	189
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	SE 8	SE 7	SW 10	SW 10	SE 9	ESE 7	SW 9	SW 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	59	45	64	50	84	80	91	96	144	97	138	101	192	204	204	235	221	217	169	165	190	83	139	113
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SE 8	E 7	SW 11	SW 10	SE 8	ESE 8	SW 8	SE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	S 6	E 7	ESE 10	E 7	SSW 12
kJ	67	79	116	110	48	35	110	144	78	80	53	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	59	125	36	187
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 2	—	—	—	—	E 7	—	—	—	E 7	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	1	—	—	—	—	35	—	—	—	23	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	40	78	22	22	22	0	0	0	22	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	78	22	22	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Groenvlei	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	5	6	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	7	8	9	5	5	5	5	5	9	4	9	6

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