Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.0°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 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 4PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	10s
Evening (29 Sep)	8ft (2.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).
	Tue 29					Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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)	1	0	0	2	3	4	3	4	3	2	2	4	5	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	550	945	638	527	539	613	550	1114	612	907	1098	1540	2281	1500	923	804	712	653	573	450	416
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NE	SSE	ESE	E	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NE	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			4:58PM1.94m					5:18AM1.73m				5:34PM1.81m				5:57AM1.59m				6:15PM1.63m
Low Tide	10:44AM0.07m					11:13PM0.08m				11:19AM0.17m				11:49PM0.22m				11:58AM0.32m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	17	15	15	16	15	17	20	22	22	22	24	25	25	27	32	33	30	17	18
Feels °C	13	11	11	12	13	15	13	15	18	18	19	22	22	22	21	24	28	30	30	16	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SW 13	SW 13	SSE 9	SSE 9	SW 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	ESE 10	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10
kJ	550	253	295	213	238	196	550	643	612	297	280	264	1677	705	923	804	712	653	573	450	416
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 13	SSW 8	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 17	SW 13	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 14	—	—	SW 14	SE 10	SE 11	SE 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	110	392	6	290	249	157	196	220	377	453	—	—	268	720	171	145	134	128	120	92	89
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 11	—	—	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 12	SE 10	—	—	—	—	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10
kJ	100	149	46	—	—	153	146	87	138	—	—	—	—	218	208	138	96	73	73	55	37
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 5	SE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 8	—	E 8	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 9	—	N 3	NNW 3	NW 4	—	SSW 3	SSW 4
kJ	40	945	638	527	539	613	—	1114	—	907	1098	1540	2281	1500	—	4	4	6	—	3	15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gordons Bay Harbour Cape Town	Gordons Bay Harbour Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point 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	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	1	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	22	343	343	343	22	22	0	0	0	22	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth				Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Victoria Bay	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	3	4				4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3
Header Global	Airport Rights New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Fullers United States	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Gerickes Point South Africa	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	8	7	6

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