Victoria Bay surf break

Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 21 Oct 2025 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 8PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (21 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (21 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s

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

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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.5
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
Period(s) (?)131312121217161615141313131212121211181616151413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)772760702734658107324452355209016761349118010448646946144884477117571087202722012063
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
0
E
5
SSE
10
SE
15
S
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
offoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:24PM
1.86
3:42AM
1.74
3:50PM
1.84
4:08AM
1.71
4:16PM
1.79
4:34AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:15AM
0.18
9:37PM
0.10
9:41AM
0.18
10:01PM
0.12
10:06AM
0.22
10:26PM
0.17
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-------5:39-------5:39-------5:37
Sunset--6:46-------6:47-------6:49-----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171920171616172124242422242118191919181716161516
Feels °C (?)151617161616172124232220222018191818171615151416
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Garden Route

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Victoria Bay (moderate winds from the E at George Airport 15 km from Victoria Bay). 1.7m 12s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.9m 4s local chop from the ESE and a 0.4m 19s long period groundswell from the SSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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20 km/h
E
Cross-Shore
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