Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.6°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 (18 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 10AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s
Afternoon (18 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	12s
Evening (18 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 18								Monday 19								Tuesday 20
	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)	4	4	3	3	4	0	0	2	3	4	4	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1347	1444	1598	1688	1688	1743	2219	1387	1676	2113	1860	1369	1180	1076	990	822	662	579	534	471	471	471	515	725
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SSE	S	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	W	SW	SSW	SSW	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NW	S	SSE	SSE	N	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	glassy
High Tide			7:45AM1.13m					8:12PM1.09m				10:35AM1.12m					11:09PM1.11m				12:03PM1.26m
Low Tide	1:15AM0.71m				1:56PM0.84m					3:12AM0.79m				4:58PM0.84m					5:24AM0.72m				6:20PM0.70m


	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—
mm	—	—	2	2	1	3	3	4	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	15	16	15	16	15	16
Feels °C	13	12	13	11	12	9	9	8	8	8	8	10	11	13	13	12	11	11	14	13	13	15	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	1347	1444	1598	1688	1688	1743	14	1387	1676	1439	1493	1369	1180	1076	990	822	662	579	534	471	471	471	515	725
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	—	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	5	5	5	6	6	6	—	23	67	69	97	192	161	72	44	26	24	22	20	25	25	28	23	23
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	ESE 7	—	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	—	6	5	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	4	—	5	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 13	—	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 6	—	SW 12	SW 12	W 5	WSW 6	SW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	799	—	—	—	2219	186	—	2113	1860	49	97	106	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Groenvlei Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3
Distance (km)	20	22	22	43	39	43	43	39	39	39	39	40	43	78	0	0	0	0	0	40	43	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Ding Dangs	Santos Reef	Dias Beach	Outer Pool	Brak River	Brak River	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Santos Reef	The Wreck	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Yellowsands Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Treskostraal West Coast	Treskostraal West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Nugget Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Albatross South Africa	Asu Indonesia	Trial Harbour Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Lebu Chile	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Calicoan Island ABCD Beach Philippines	Cyclops Australia	Moning Philippines	Moning Philippines
Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	5	4	4	4	4	5	9	4	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	7	9

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