Victoria Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.6° 

Victoria Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 7AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (26 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (26 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
0
0
3
3
2
0
0
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3.5
S
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1522
1344
1129
945
765
710
593
966
1044
940
1100
2518
3643
3903
4397
5577
3374
2920
2368
2042
2148
1960
1906
1710
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
0
NW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
ESE
20
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:49AM1.39m
2:24PM1.38m
2:29AM1.50m
2:58PM1.50m
3:03AM1.59m
3:29PM1.61m
Low Tide
8:16AM0.50m
8:26PM0.54m
8:50AM0.38m
9:01PM0.44m
9:20AM0.28m
9:32PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
4
3
4
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
20
21
19
20
16
15
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
14
16
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
13
13
13
18
19
18
18
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
11
11
9
9
12
12
11
12
11
12
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