Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.5° 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 (29 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 11AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Evening (29 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 29							Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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	3	2	0	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1235	1110	1061	1077	1077	1018	1018	1018	902	888	796	784	784	700	700	642	623	543	544	414	584	522	1107
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	E	ESE	E	ENE	N	NNE	NNE	N	E	SE	E	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE	ESE	E	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					3:58PM1.71m				4:03AM1.72m				4:27PM1.78m				4:32AM1.75m				4:55PM1.82m
Low Tide			9:47AM0.19m				10:02PM0.28m				10:14AM0.13m				10:31PM0.23m				10:41AM0.10m


	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	15	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	16	16	17	15	15	15	14	13	15	18	19	18	16
Feels °C	10	11	13	13	12	13	13	13	11	12	15	12	13	13	13	13	12	10	13	14	16	15	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 7	SW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	1235	1110	1061	1077	1077	1018	1018	1018	902	888	796	784	784	700	700	327	623	451	455	341	286	522	755
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 6	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	SW 13	ESE 9	SW 13	SW 13	S 19	SW 18	E 9	SW 12
kJ	—	70	155	—	—	—	—	254	188	193	237	—	—	—	—	642	259	543	418	7	12	176	207
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 6	—	E 9	—	—	SW 12	SSW 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	80	—	251	—	—	244	31
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	E 6	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	—	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 6	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	E 8
kJ	209	101	—	244	440	438	337	274	243	—	348	232	374	265	373	440	380	469	544	414	584	—	1107
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	0	0	22	22	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	279	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	22	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	6	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	6	5	5	5

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