Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 7 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

15.5°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 (23 Sep):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 11PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (23 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (23 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 23			Thursday 24								Friday 25
	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)	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SW 11	SW 11	E 8	E 8	SE 7	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	173	144	115	88	137	281	421	838	1031	1139	1058	1060	928	784	746	647	568	527	518
Wind (km/h)	NW	E	ESE	E	E	E	SE	ESE	ESE	NE	WNW	WSW	W	WSW	SSW	SW	N	NNW	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy
High Tide	2:04PM1.60m				2:13AM1.60m				2:30PM1.76m				2:42AM1.72m				2:56PM1.89m
Low Tide			8:13PM0.36m				8:18AM0.25m				8:40PM0.21m				8:45AM0.13m				9:08PM0.09m


	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	17	17	17	17	20	20	20	18	18	19	18	18	19	18	23	18	20
Feels °C	20	20	18	18	17	17	20	20	20	20	19	19	20	19	19	19	23	19	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	S 7	S 7	SW 10	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 7	ESE 8	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	173	144	115	61	93	64	421	838	1031	1139	475	408	928	784	746	647	568	527	518
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	E 8	SW 10	S 16	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	162	137	110	88	68	135	63	48	46	—	1058	1060	310	228	188	160	134	105	77
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 10	S 10	SW 10	SSE 10	S 12	S 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	36	33	48	69	19	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50	52
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSE 6	—	E 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	35	—	137	281	279	308	406	456	607	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	22	22	22	22	22	298	22	0	0	1	0	1	20	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Groenvlei	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3		4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Strandfontein West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	9	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4

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