Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 7 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

19.2°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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 4PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	10s
Evening (06 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon).
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	0	0	2	3	4	4	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	3	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1098	1456	1394	1245	1121	1070	1094	2113	2075	1693	1806	2244	3468	3898	3488	3118	2643	2116	1449	1125	874	776	613	486	535
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	SE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				1:51PM1.76m					2:15AM1.62m				2:24PM1.81m				2:48AM1.67m				2:55PM1.83m				3:18AM1.70m
Low Tide		7:40AM0.33m					8:14PM0.21m				8:15AM0.27m				8:44PM0.15m				8:47AM0.24m				9:13PM0.13m


	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22
	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:04	—	—	—	7:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	2	1	—	—	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	20	19	17	17	17	16	15	15	16	17	16	15	14	15	14	15	19	18	18	16	17	17	16
Feels °C	19	18	17	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	13	13	14	12	12	13	11	12	13	10	11	11	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 15	SSW 14	E 8	E 8	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	730	1028	900	292	361	12	13	1682	1553	1693	1806	2244	3468	3898	3488	3118	2643	2116	1449	1125	874	776	613	335	294
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	SSW 15	E 8	E 8	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 10	S 17	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	45	31	167	21	12	—	—	12	5	6	9	205	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	486	419
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	E 8	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 22	S 21
kJ	28	14	20	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 12	SW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 7	E 7	—	E 8
kJ	1098	1456	1394	1245	1121	1070	1094	2113	2075	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	52	67	236	530	589	480	—	535
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	2	5	5	5	4	4	2	1	2	2	4	3	4
Distance (km)	0	39	78	78	78	40	40	39	39	1	40	40	1075	22	22	22	22	22	341	341	343	343	22	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Inner Pool	The Wreck	The Wreck	The Wreck	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Ding Dangs	Brak River	Brak River	Kaaimans River Mouth	The Wreck	The Wreck		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point					Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	4	4	4		5	5	5	4	4					4	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Inner Pool Garden Route	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	The Wreck Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	3	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	2	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	4	3	4
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Back Beach New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Little River State Beach United States	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Arrawarra Australia	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Ghost Tree United States
Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	6	9

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