Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 7 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.7° 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 (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 2PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	15s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	14s
Evening (21 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 21							Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	2	2	6
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	389	1117	1647	2191	2345	2116	1915	1634	1285	1112	1010	977	961	887	711	572	488	913	1055	1903	1454	1520	3424
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	SSE	SSE	ESE	NE	NNE	N	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	SSW	WSW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide			8:11AM1.26m				8:44PM1.38m				9:15AM1.15m				9:54PM1.27m				10:59AM1.10m
Low Tide					2:09PM0.58m				3:11AM0.67m				3:06PM0.71m				4:36AM0.73m				4:44PM0.79m


	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	—
Temp °C	14	13	15	15	14	13	13	14	14	13	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	17	18	14	14	14
Feels °C	13	11	14	13	13	12	12	13	12	10	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	15	15	12	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 12	SW 12	SSW 18
kJ	335	1117	1647	2191	2345	2116	1915	1634	1285	1112	1010	977	961	887	711	572	488	913	1055	1193	94	1520	3424
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SSW 21	SSW 20	SW 12
kJ	389	329	317	300	255	229	218	222	183	186	186	186	154	160	416	423	379	129	127	147	90	640	1496
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	E 10	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	SSE 8	SE 7	S 23	SSE 8	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	329	7	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	104	213	254	209	186	131	25	14	10	6	94	93
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 11	SW 11	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1903	1454	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	4	4	6
Distance (km)	0	0	0	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	43	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	40	39	39	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Brak River	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Buffalo Bay	Brak River	Inner Pool	Groenvlei
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	7
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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	5	4	5	9
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	7	9	5	4	5	4	4	5	5	9

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