Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.8°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 (22 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 8AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	11s
Afternoon (22 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	9s
Evening (22 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 22								Friday 23								Saturday 24
	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	5	4	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 9	SW 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1839	2023	1340	1454	1137	1062	1677	1365	1546	1806	2033	1935	1688	1377	1162	973	787	668	586	375	286	276	226	192
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WNW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	W	NW	NNE	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE	N	WNW	WNW	SW	S	SSE	SE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide	1:01AM1.39m				1:17PM1.60m				1:36AM1.53m				1:49PM1.76m					2:09AM1.66m				2:20PM1.89m
Low Tide			7:01AM0.45m				7:33PM0.36m				7:34AM0.32m					8:05PM0.20m				8:07AM0.20m				8:37PM0.07m


	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—
mm	1	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	15	17	16	18	17	17	17	19	19	18	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	15	16	15	14	13	14	13	13	13	13	15	15	13	15	16	16	15	18	18	16	16	17	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	1578	1438	1340	9	9	10	1232	1365	1546	1806	2033	1935	1688	1377	1162	973	787	668	586	375	286	276	226	192
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	SSE 8
kJ	17	17	17	—	—	—	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	78	99	76	68	54
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 16	—	E 9	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	2	5	5	5	5	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	—	SW 11	SW 9	SW 9	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	E 4	ENE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1839	2023	—	1454	1137	1062	1677	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	9	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	1	0	0	40	40	1	40	0	0	0	0	22	212	22	22	0	0	0	20	40	22	22	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	The Wreck	The Wedge	Kaaimans River Mouth	Buffalo Bay	Brak River	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	7	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Header Global	Riet River South Africa	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Batu Mandi Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Playa de Navia Spain	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Easky Left Ireland	Deba Spain	The Bombie Indonesia	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Outside Corner Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	7	5	5	6	7	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5

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