Victoria Bay surf break

Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 SAST
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Victoria Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is
19.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 3PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (21 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (21 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
6
0
4
8
4
5
8
7
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
0
0
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313121312121313141516161616161514141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30752711266944675096487857314822592170549031949193308272731260164827391933402530175113801077903
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
40
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:21PM
1.56
6:41AM
1.53
7:20PM
1.41
7:47AM
1.33
8:49PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:10PM
0.26
12:28AM
0.40
1:01PM
0.43
1:33AM
0.58
2:14PM
0.59
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise-6:56-------6:56-------6:58------
Sunset----6:00-------5:59-------5:57---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----111111-------------
Temp. °C151520221715151515151616171515141313171719171819
Feels °C (?)121115171011111212121213141313111011151315151616
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