Voelklip surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Voelklip surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Voelklip sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Voelklip today?

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 2PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (26 Apr)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (26 Apr)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
1.7
W
9
2.2
W
7
2.4
WSW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.4
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.3
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
81
440
469
674
1243
1522
1426
2125
2232
1501
1062
936
944
980
955
974
974
992
1169
1420
1469
1369
1347
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
25
SW
40
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:14PM1.18m
00:33AM1.38m
1:02PM1.27m
1:13AM1.46m
1:40PM1.34m
1:47AM1.52m
Low Tide
6:13AM0.43m
6:19PM0.42m
7:01AM0.32m
7:04PM0.35m
7:39AM0.24m
7:41PM0.30m
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:05
6:04
6:02
6
3
2
8
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
19
15
16
13
12
13
14
13
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
14
13
12
12
12
13
10
9
9
4
7
7
8
9
10
10
11
11
10
11
12
13
12
12
11
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
10
1
W
6
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
1.7
SSW
8
0.6
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.3
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.2
S
12
Energy kJ
122
78
34
55
33
423
144
424
2125
2232
1501
1000
936
944
980
955
974
974
992
1169
1420
1469
1369
1347
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.7
WSW
10
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
1.4
WSW
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
2
S
10
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
Energy kJ
41
81
18
17
17
232
7
7
6
7
818
1062
905
565
510
458
356
356
315
298
260
222
196
167
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.3
SW
16
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
SW
14
0.2
E
10
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
17
0.2
E
10
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
20
39
6
7
8
51
8
14
12
8
9
9
8
21
41
41
40
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
6
0.6
NNW
4
1.7
W
9
2.2
W
7
2.4
WSW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
2.5
WSW
11
2.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
62
12
440
469
674
1243
1522
1426
1921
815
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
2
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
10
93
82
262
378
225
928
226
226
102
93
1547
1828
42
44
48
42
16
16
16
196
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
9
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Voelklip surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest