Victoria Bay surf break

Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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
19.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 2AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)16ft (5.0m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)21ft (6.5m)12s
Evening (06 May)20ft (6.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 144mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
7
7
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
5
SSE
11
6
SSE
12
6.5
SE
12
6.5
SE
13
6
SE
12
5.5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
497
1674
1822
1606
2248
5061
10465
13319
14739
10893
9108
7778
7561
8342
8012
7325
6381
5895
5176
4754
3598
3385
3060
3362
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
20
W
20
SW
25
SSW
40
SW
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
5:31PM1.51m
5:38AM1.51m
6:06PM1.42m
6:12AM1.40m
6:50PM1.33m
6:56AM1.30m
Low Tide
11:30PM0.46m
11:52AM0.41m
00:06AM0.56m
12:31PM0.51m
00:52AM0.66m
1:23PM0.59m
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
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7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:45
5:44
5:43
5:42
7
4
6
13
13
24
13
9
17
15
8
5
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
11
11
12
11
9
8
7
8
8
9
10
10
12
12
12
13
13
14
12
12
12
12
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
5.5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
Energy kJ
497
1674
1822
1606
109
88
119
171
209
206
9108
7778
7561
8342
8012
7325
6381
5895
5176
4754
3598
3385
3060
3362
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
0.3
SSW
18
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
1.6
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1
SW
16
Energy kJ
355
62
111
107
173
127
54
55
93
195
173
140
108
106
248
212
206
181
140
545
369
371
521
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.1
SW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.1
SW
22
0.5
SW
12
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SSE
16
Energy kJ
31
80
31
68
15
35
31
75
103
18
69
75
97
145
163
319
434
334
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
4
3
S
11
5
SSE
11
6
SSE
12
6.5
SE
12
6.5
SE
13
6
SE
12
1.3
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
Energy kJ
27
2248
5061
10465
13319
14739
10893
289
249
208
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
5
3
5
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
Distance (km)
0
39
43
43
296
298
343
283
435
343
343
343
298
43
298
43
113
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
6
6
6
7
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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