Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (05 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 10AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Afternoon (05 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (05 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 5								Monday 6								Tuesday 7
	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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	647	578	527	527	456	414	407	353	341	520	614	655	553	497	614	624	790	851	773	846	773	761	846	987
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	N	N	SSW	SSE	NE	NE	N	NNW	N	E	SE	E	N	WNW	WNW	W	NNW	WSW	S	ENE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide			6:28AM1.53m				6:59PM1.63m				7:09AM1.45m				7:42PM1.59m				7:59AM1.37m					8:35PM1.54m
Low Tide	00:31AM0.40m				12:38PM0.30m				1:12AM0.44m				1:17PM0.37m					2:02AM0.48m				2:05PM0.45m


	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	19	18	16	17	16	17	16	15	17	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	17	16	16	15	14
Feels °C	13	11	11	16	15	14	15	13	15	13	12	14	15	16	16	14	14	13	13	15	14	15	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13
kJ	647	578	527	527	456	414	407	353	341	520	614	655	553	497	614	624	790	851	773	846	773	761	846	987
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	132	138	120	118	81	79	140	134	181	256	251	207	186	183	146	143	95	94	92	90	68	58	38	38
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SW 8	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 18	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	—	ESE 10	—	—	S 24	S 23	S 22	SSW 21	SSW 21
kJ	146	148	217	197	149	120	32	48	98	30	5	1	1	1	1	—	97	—	—	11	11	37	90	148
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Doring Bay West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	9	8	8	8	7	8	5	5	5	7	9

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