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Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 25 Apr 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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 8AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | E 9 | SW 11 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | E 9 | SW 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | |
227 | 263 | 230 | 230 | 237 | 171 | 142 | 112 | 216 | 82 | 80 | 188 | 156 | 242 | 645 | 1603 | 1270 | 1601 | 2074 | 2190 | 2481 | 2653 | 2906 | 3452 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:31AM1.23m | 00:11AM1.43m | 12:40PM1.33m | 1:02AM1.56m | 1:26PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.66m | 5:44PM0.60m | 6:43AM0.53m | 6:46PM0.49m | 7:29AM0.40m | 7:29PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
22 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 8 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 |
 kJ | 227 | 263 | 230 | 230 | 199 | 169 | 127 | 96 | 216 | 51 | 52 | 188 | 156 | 94 | 52 | 993 | 64 | 65 | 46 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 3046 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 17 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 183 | 190 | 195 | 185 | 6 | 171 | 142 | 112 | 90 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 99 | 34 | 34 | 55 | 31 | 87 | 28 | 62 | 31 | 31 | — | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSE 15 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 82 | 80 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 2 | NNW 3 | SW 11 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 237 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 242 | 645 | 1603 | 1270 | 1601 | 2074 | 2190 | 2481 | 2653 | 2906 | 3452 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 22 | 40 | 220 | 509 | 648 | 830 | 451 | 451 | 451 | 368 | 368 | 368 |
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