Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 am 13 Jul 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 10AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (13 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	ESE 8	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	275	285	265	260	214	214	240	196	275	336	215	275	281	243	238	243	248	203	203	173	390	789	1170	1753
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	SSW	SSE	E	NNE	NW	NNW	WNW	NW	SSW	SSW	WSW	NNW	WNW	NNW	N	NNW	SW	SSW	SSE	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	glassy	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	glassy
High Tide		2:34AM1.76m				3:07PM1.72m				3:23AM1.84m				3:53PM1.83m				4:08AM1.87m				4:36PM1.90m
Low Tide				8:57AM0.15m				9:15PM0.20m				9:42AM0.06m				10:03PM0.13m				10:24AM0.01m				10:48PM0.10m


	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	18	17	16	17	17	17	16	16	17	16	15	15	15	14	15	15	17	17	16	15	16
Feels °C	14	13	13	17	15	15	16	16	16	14	15	15	14	15	15	15	13	14	14	16	16	15	13	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SW 11	SSW 16	SW 15
kJ	218	215	226	214	181	181	143	183	275	336	215	275	281	243	238	243	248	203	203	173	136	422	1170	1753
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SE 9	SSW 10	SW 9	SSW 9	SSW 13	SW 4	SW 5	SW 5	SW 5	SW 6	SSW 18	SSW 17	SW 11	SW 10
kJ	275	285	265	260	214	214	240	196	120	122	112	80	42	33	68	7	8	13	18	28	390	789	496	469
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SW 15	SSE 11	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 18	SW 18	SW 18	S 10	S 9	SSW 10	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 8	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 18	SW 11	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	47	8	11	21	21	7	12	12	49	42	80	28	42	27	26	24	14	38	38	124	153	136	113	113
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 2	SW 3	SW 4	—	WSW 5	SW 5	WSW 5	SW 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	7	—	15	27	36	52	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	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	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5	5

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