Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.4° 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 (26 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 6PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Afternoon (26 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (26 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 26					Monday 27								Tuesday 28
	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)	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	4	8	5	0	0	3	3	2	0	0	2	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	945	765	710	593	966	951	798	864	2629	3643	4480	6165	5478	5186	4636	2368	2207	2148	1933	1906	1710
Wind (km/h)	NNW	S	E	NNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	W	WSW	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ENE	ESE	ESE	E	E	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide			2:24PM1.38m				2:29AM1.50m				2:58PM1.50m				3:03AM1.59m				3:29PM1.61m
Low Tide	8:16AM0.50m				8:26PM0.54m				8:50AM0.38m				9:01PM0.44m				9:20AM0.28m				9:32PM0.35m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	4	2	3	2	—	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	21	22	21	22	16	15	14	14	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	15	15	15	13	13
Feels °C	19	20	20	19	13	11	11	12	14	14	14	11	8	9	10	11	12	11	11	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	945	765	710	593	966	951	798	864	2629	3643	4480	6165	5478	5186	4636	2368	2207	2148	1933	1906	1710
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 10	ESE 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 8	S 8	S 12	SE 7
kJ	337	411	400	389	23	17	346	561	8	7	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	149	74	3	178
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	38	38	38	24	18	17	16	8	8	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	W 4	WSW 4	SW 5	—	—	SSW 13	—	—	—	SE 7	SSE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	E 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	12	28	43	—	—	2747	—	—	—	331	347	342	371	370	304	109
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Dumps Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	6	5	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	39	39	0	0	1	22	416	437	375	22	22	22	22	22	22	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Brak River	Outer Pool	Santos Reef	Brak River	Gerickes Point				Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	5				6	5	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Strandfontein West Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	9	5

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