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Victoria Bay Surf Report

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SURF RATING
FAIR
★★★☆☆
Fair — worth a paddle: chest-to-head-high waves on short, wind-driven swell, with a little cross-shore texture.
WAVE
1.5 m
SWELL
1.4m @ 7s
WIND
11 km/h Cross-shore
WATER
17.1°C

★★★☆☆

Fair — worth a paddle: chest-to-head-high waves on short, wind-driven swell, with a little cross-shore texture.

Swell: 1.4 m @ 7 s (SSW)

Wave height: 1.5 m

Wind: 11 km/h ESE Cross-shore

Sea temp: 17.1 °C · Wetsuit: 3/2 mm full wetsuit

Best window today: 11:00–13:00 (lightest wind)

🧬 Break DNA
39% match
Today: rideable but not classic
🌊 Wave type
Point break (right)
🧭 Best swell
S groundswell, 11–16s
💨 Best wind
N offshore
🏄 Board
Shortboard
📈 Skill
Intermediate–advanced
Ideal wind & swell are derived from the way this coast faces; break type is local knowledge. Match blends today’s swell angle, wind & period.

🌊 Why it’s reading like this right now

Cross-shore windwave direction
  • Short, wind-driven SSW swell at 7s is wrapping into the bank
  • 10 km/h cross-shore wind gives some texture
  • Not fully aligned today — pick your moment on the timeline above.
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🏄 When to paddle out today

🏄 Reading today’s surf…
00:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.6m chest-head · 7km/h Cross01:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.6m chest-head · 8km/h Cross02:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.6m chest-head · 8km/h Cross03:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.6m chest-head · 10km/h Cross04:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.5m chest-head · 10km/h Cross05:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.5m chest-head · 9km/h Cross06:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.5m chest-head · 9km/h Cross07:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.5m chest-head · 9km/h Cross08:00 — Marginal (★★) · 1.5m chest-head · 8km/h Onshore09:00 — Marginal (★★) · 1.5m chest-head · 8km/h Onshore10:00 — Marginal (★★) · 1.5m chest-head · 7km/h Onshore11:00 — Marginal (★★) · 1.5m chest-head · 6km/h Onshore12:00 — Marginal (★★) · 1.5m waist-chest · 8km/h Onshore13:00 — Marginal (★★) · 1.5m waist-chest · 10km/h Onshore14:00 — Marginal (★★) · 1.5m waist-chest · 8km/h Onshore15:00 — Marginal (★★) · 1.5m waist-chest · 12km/h Onshore16:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.5m waist-chest · 11km/h Cross17:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.5m chest-head · 11km/h Cross18:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.5m chest-head · 11km/h Cross19:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.5m waist-chest · 11km/h Cross20:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.5m waist-chest · 10km/h Cross21:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.5m waist-chest · 9km/h Cross22:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.5m waist-chest · 5km/h Cross23:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.4m waist-chest · 5km/h Crossnow00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00
■ epic   ■ clean   ■ fun   ■ marginal   ■ flat   ■ dawn/dusk · tap an hour

🎒 Pack for this session

🏄 Board
Shortboard
🤿 Wetsuit
3/2 mm full wetsuit
🧴 Bring
Reef-safe sunscreen
🌆Evening glass-off:After-work session — can get busy if it’s clean
Crowd estimate is a comfort/timing proxy from conditions & day of week — not a live crowd count.
Swell & wind
NESW
■ swell in   ■ wind (green=offshore/good)   offshore zone
Spot match
Swell anglePeriodSizeWindSea state
5-day wave & wind forecast
WedThuFriSatSun0.0m1.2m2.5m0816now
■ wave height (m)   ── wind (km/h, right)

7-Day Surf Forecast

DayRatingWavePeriodSwellMidday wind
Tue 13 Oct ★★☆☆☆ 1.5 m 7 s SSW 8 km/h Onshore
Wed 14 Oct ★★★☆☆ 1.7 m 8 s SSW 10 km/h Onshore
Thu 15 Oct ★★★☆☆ 2.3 m 10 s SSW 10 km/h Onshore
Fri 16 Oct ★★★☆☆ 1.9 m 9 s SSW 8 km/h Onshore
Sat 17 Oct ★★★☆☆ 2.0 m 8 s SSW 11 km/h Onshore
Sun 18 Oct ★★☆☆☆ 2.3 m 8 s SSW 10 km/h Onshore
Mon 19 Oct ★★★☆☆ 1.9 m 8 s SSW 8 km/h Onshore

Daily peak wave height, mean swell period & direction, midday wind. Rating is our surf-quality score.

🌊 Today's tide (nearest station)

00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00H 04:38L 10:29H 16:52L 22:56now

☀️ Sun & skin — out on the water all day

Sunrise 05:49 · Sunset 18:42 · Peak UV 4

Surfers & anglers get the highest UV dose of anyone. Recommended: SPF 30+, reapply every 2 hours and after every session.

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Surf/wave: Open-Meteo Marine. Sun/UV/pressure: Open-Meteo. Tides: Stormglass model. Solunar is an approximate guide. Generated Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:13 SAST.

Aerial map — Victoria Bay

Crayonised aerial map of Victoria Bay
The Point
Rock ledge
The bay / keyhole
Take-off / peakHazard rocksChannel / paddle-out

Hand-styled from Esri World Imagery. Markers show the peak, channel & hazards — indicative local knowledge, not live conditions or navigation advice; tides, banks, rips & hazards change, so use your own eyes on the day.

About Victoria Bay — Surf Local Knowledge

Victoria Bay is a tiny, steep-sided cove tucked into the cliffs just east of George, ringed by a handful of cottages and a slipway. It is the Garden Route's best-loved point, a natural rock amphitheatre that surfers simply call Vic Bay.

The wave is a right-hand point break peeling over a rock-and-sand bottom, running up to around 300 metres on its day and holding size from waist-high to well overhead. It works best on a south to south-west swell with offshore north to north-westerly winds, and is good across the tides though the inside shelf gets shallow at low. Suited to intermediate and advanced surfers; the take-off and paddle-out can be tricky, the line-up is small and competitive, and it draws crowds and strong localism when it is firing.

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