Victoria Bay surf break

Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 02 May 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
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 7PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (02 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (02 May)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.8
SW
15
1.2
SW
10
0.8
SW
14
1.1
SW
11
0.8
SW
14
1.4
SW
10
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.5
SW
9
1.5
SW
10
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1463
1193
891
738
663
538
445
286
274
275
276
302
293
286
270
385
664
592
725
424
390
424
625
514
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
E
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:02PM1.69m
4:10AM1.76m
4:31PM1.65m
4:39AM1.69m
5:00PM1.59m
5:08AM1.61m
Low Tide
9:55AM0.15m
10:01PM0.25m
10:22AM0.18m
10:29PM0.30m
10:50AM0.25m
10:59PM0.37m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
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7:05
7:05
7:07
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5:47
5:46
5:45
5:45
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
21
18
18
17
17
17
18
21
22
21
20
19
19
19
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
21
19
17
17
15
15
15
16
20
21
20
18
18
18
18
16
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
1.5
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.5
SW
9
1.5
SW
10
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
1463
1193
891
738
663
538
445
286
274
275
276
302
226
286
270
277
252
195
441
424
390
424
625
514
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
Energy kJ
141
224
262
244
289
284
279
234
239
204
164
128
128
241
238
221
176
171
192
236
199
170
164
161
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
11
Energy kJ
73
72
72
69
42
82
150
130
129
203
266
212
293
176
171
20
10
8
140
138
138
132
5
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
1.4
SW
10
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
10
1.9
WSW
10
Energy kJ
2
2
3
3
385
664
592
725
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
39
20
0
0
22
0
0
22
18
22
1
0
0
0
1
1
20
39
0
1
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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