Victoria Bay surf break

Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 SAST
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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
18.7° 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 8AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (05 May)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 166mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SE by Wed morning).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
6
5
6
7
6
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.4
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
10
6
SSE
12
6
SE
12
5.5
SE
12
6.5
SE
13
6
SE
13
5
SE
12
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
486
428
414
414
414
488
1674
1672
1862
2807
5439
10539
10708
9453
13421
12092
7906
8831
7453
7225
6299
5924
6039
5494
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
5
NNE
5
N
20
WNW
25
W
15
SW
35
SSE
50
SE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:08AM1.61m
5:31PM1.51m
5:38AM1.51m
6:06PM1.42m
6:12AM1.40m
6:50PM1.33m
Low Tide
11:20AM0.32m
11:30PM0.46m
11:52AM0.41m
00:06AM0.56m
12:31PM0.51m
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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7:07
7:07
7:07
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5:45
5:44
5:43
1
1
4
5
11
7
21
20
30
11
11
11
8
7
5
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
14
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
15
14
14
15
14
12
8
7
12
10
8
8
8
9
8
8
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.4
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
0.7
SW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
6
SE
13
6
SE
13
5
SE
12
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
Energy kJ
486
428
414
414
414
488
1674
1672
128
85
88
119
171
171
12254
10970
7906
8831
7453
7225
6299
5924
6039
5494
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
1.1
SW
12
0.3
SSW
18
0.7
WSW
11
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Energy kJ
173
164
126
123
123
355
61
111
68
173
127
54
55
54
206
195
173
109
108
106
74
174
206
181
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SW
20
Energy kJ
5
12
12
23
12
31
80
31
35
30
75
103
100
36
75
97
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
3
3
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
10
6
SSE
12
6
SE
12
5.5
SE
12
6.5
SE
13
6
SE
13
1.2
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
Energy kJ
8
1862
2807
5439
10539
10708
9453
13421
12092
208
208
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
8
9
4
5
3
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
7
6
Distance (km)
0
1
0
0
0
0
39
39
40
296
279
220
283
529
343
298
298
298
43
43
43
43
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
7
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
8
9
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
6
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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