Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

14.2°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 (22 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 4AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Afternoon (22 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s
Evening (22 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 22								Wednesday 23								Thursday 24
	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	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	0	2	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	E 7	E 7	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 8	SW 11	E 8	E 8	SW 11	SW 11	E 8	SE 8	ESE 7	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	529	286	236	205	388	321	273	273	268	250	235	207	200	169	140	115	89	358	249	416	827	1016	1139	1224
Wind (km/h)	ESE	NNE	N	E	E	NNE	WNW	N	NNE	NNW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	NNE	E	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide	1:12AM1.31m				1:37PM1.43m				1:44AM1.46m					2:04PM1.60m				2:13AM1.60m				2:30PM1.76m
Low Tide			7:25AM0.54m				7:46PM0.52m				7:52AM0.39m					8:13PM0.36m				8:18AM0.25m				8:40PM0.21m


	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	22	26	27	24	21	24	22	23	18	18	16	17	16	17	16	16	17	19	20	19	17	17
Feels °C	20	20	23	27	27	24	19	25	22	23	19	19	16	18	17	18	16	16	17	19	19	18	19	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	SW 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	SSE 6	SSE 7	S 7	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 7
kJ	529	144	137	121	388	143	132	136	178	192	235	207	200	169	140	115	86	68	198	138	827	1016	1139	431
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSE 7	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	S 7	E 8	E 8	SSW 16	S 7	SW 10	S 11	SSW 13
kJ	183	202	202	205	9	321	273	273	268	250	202	198	165	162	137	110	56	86	64	416	102	45	2	1224
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	SW 10	SSW 7	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—
kJ	—	180	168	120	10	10	17	16	9	50	25	43	60	36	33	48	89	47	65	63	48	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 4	—	SSE 6	—	SE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	—
kJ	150	286	236	181	139	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	5	5	—	24	—	358	249	242	316	450	476	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	18	0	39	0	0	0	1	20	1	1	0	0	22	22	22	298	298	298	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Groenvlei	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma				Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3				4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	9	9	8	7	9	9	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	9	4

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