Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.6°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 (14 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 7AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Afternoon (14 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Evening (14 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 14								Thursday 15								Friday 16
	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	1	1	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	348	341	341	433	416	1144	1326	1474	1708	2140	1778	4070	3865	3099	2594	2140	2004	1591	1306	1109	946	772	634	614
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	WSW	SSW	S	SW	SW	ENE	W	NE	E	SE	SE	ESE	NE	WNW	WNW	WNW	SW	S	SE	SSW	E	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide			5:03AM1.63m				5:12PM1.65m				5:31AM1.52m				5:40PM1.51m				6:01AM1.39m				6:09PM1.37m
Low Tide					11:02AM0.31m				11:22PM0.31m				11:29AM0.43m				11:50PM0.44m				11:59AM0.57m


	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	16	17	16	16	14	14	14	14	15	17	17	19	18	16	17	18	19	20	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	14	13	15	16	16	16	13	14	15	14	14	15	15	17	18	15	16	18	18	19	17	18	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	348	341	341	433	416	1144	1326	1474	1708	2140	1778	4070	3865	3099	2594	2140	2004	1591	1306	1109	946	772	634	614
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	SSW 13	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	SSW 16	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	46	46	44	43	313	26	42	42	39	49	1042	49	50	49	51	35	35	35	22	22	22	22	22	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ESE 4	SE 4	E 9	ESE 4	—	—	—	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	5	4	42	4	—	—	—	—	49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 3	ESE 3	—	—	—	SW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3	3	—	—	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth 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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	1	39	40	1	1	0	0	0	22	22	22	22	0	0	0	0	20	40	40	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	Lookout Beach	Brak River	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Kaaimans River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Brak River Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	4	4	4	4	7	7	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	5

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