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Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 11 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Victoria Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 3PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 May) | 21ft (6.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
3776 | 2688 | 1902 | 2942 | 7995 | 17000 | 15776 | 13627 | 8990 | 8015 | 8370 | 6689 | 4333 | 4100 | 3952 | 4512 | 5952 | 6835 | 7337 | 7245 | 7025 | 4815 | 3689 | 3046 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:21AM1.25m | 11:54PM1.48m | 12:23PM1.37m | 00:43AM1.63m | 1:12PM1.50m | 1:27AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22PM0.57m | 6:17AM0.50m | 6:19PM0.46m | 7:06AM0.33m | 7:08PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
6 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | SSE 12 | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 3776 | 2688 | 1902 | 72 | 52 | 9843 | 9282 | 8509 | 7800 | 5 | 6593 | 4788 | — | — | — | 14 | — | 23 | 22 | — | 6108 | 4815 | 3689 | 3046 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 101 | 74 | 72 | 2 | 52 | 52 | 23 | 22 | 14 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 11 | 39 | 2942 | 7995 | 17000 | 15776 | 13627 | 8990 | 8015 | 8370 | 6689 | 4333 | 4100 | 3952 | 4512 | 5952 | 6835 | 7337 | 7245 | 7025 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 513 | 637 | 644 | 658 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 41 | 0 | 40 | 368 | 368 | 368 | 448 | 448 | 377 | 376 | 376 | 40 | 40 | 0 |
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