Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

15.9°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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 4AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (12 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s

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 Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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	1	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	625	603	603	723	583	544	629	773	819	690	664	580	530	580	488	433	348	309	348	451	416	1053	1306	1430
Wind (km/h)	NNW	WSW	WSW	S	SSE	SE	NE	SSW	NW	W	SW	SSW	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	E	N	NW	S	SSE	WSW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross	on	on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off	glassy
High Tide		4:08AM1.78m				4:18PM1.88m				4:36AM1.72m				4:45PM1.78m					5:03AM1.63m				5:12PM1.65m
Low Tide				10:08AM0.13m				10:30PM0.11m				10:35AM0.21m				10:55PM0.20m					11:02AM0.31m


	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	18	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	17	17	18	16	15	15
Feels °C	18	15	16	17	15	17	16	17	16	15	16	16	14	15	15	14	16	16	18	16	18	16	14	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	625	603	603	723	583	544	629	773	819	690	664	580	530	580	488	433	348	309	348	451	416	1053	1306	1430
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	SW 13	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	47	87	85	83	83	110	106	81	90	74	80	80	78	52	51	50	47	47	45	61	257	60	42	41
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	—	—	—	SW 4	—	E 9	—	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	SE 4	ESE 9	ESE 4	ESE 5	—
kJ	22	—	—	—	7	—	102	—	55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	4	65	4	5	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	20	0	40	40	22	0	0	0	0	20	40	22	22	22	22	20	0	0	39	40	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Lookout Beach	Lookout Beach	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Lookout Beach	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Lookout Beach	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	7	4	4	4	4

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