Voelklip 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.41° S 19.28° E

Issued: 7 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Voelklip sea temperature is

16.5°C

Voelklip 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 Voelklip today (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 2PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (27 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27							Wednesday 28								Thursday 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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	3	4	4	4	4	2	1	0	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 20	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 15	WSW 15	SW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	260	177	131	128	100	100	123	119	110	102	84	239	623	1014	2475	2233	2140	2095	1997	2171	1777	1380	1305
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	N	NE	ENE	S	S	SSE	SSE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide	3:32AM1.60m				3:43PM1.72m				4:11AM1.57m				4:24PM1.65m				4:54AM1.51m					5:08PM1.53m
Low Tide			9:33AM0.09m				10:02PM-0.01m				10:13AM0.13m				10:42PM0.06m				10:57AM0.21m


	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	16	20	19	18	16	16	15	15	17	21	22	22	18	17	16	16	19	25	25	24	18	18
Feels °C	13	15	18	16	17	16	16	16	15	15	18	18	19	16	14	13	13	17	22	22	21	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 12	SW 16	SW 15	WSW 15	SW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13
kJ	260	177	131	128	100	100	123	119	110	102	84	141	266	551	2475	2233	2140	2095	1997	2171	1777	1380	1305
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	S 6	SW 9	S 6	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	SW 20	SW 18	SW 17	—	ESE 8	S 6	ESE 8	SE 8	—	SE 8	ESE 9	SW 16
kJ	17	21	23	11	92	86	98	63	60	41	40	239	623	1014	—	39	27	27	32	—	11	52	66
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 9	SW 13	SW 9	SSE 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	W 9	SE 7	SE 7	—	—	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	SE 11	SSW 16
kJ	14	22	28	31	13	20	20	13	17	13	8	40	8	17	—	—	44	—	—	—	—	5	26
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 7	—	SE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	S 6	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 4	—
kJ	—	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26	—	39	35	—	—	—	26	93	35	7	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Voelklip Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4
Distance (km)	0	0	76	42	42	0	0	0	0	0	15	93	42	15	0	0	0	0	16	93	325	15	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Pearly Beach	Pearly Beach	Dolphin Point	Pringle Bay	Koeel Bay	Kleinmond	Kleinmond	Kleinmond	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Hawston		Pringle Bay	De Kelders	Pringle Bay	Pearly Beach	Pearly Beach	Pringle Bay	De Kelders			Hawston	Gansbaai
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1		3	4	4	4	4	4	4			1	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Mpame Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Pringle Bay Overberg	Captains Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	4	6	5	5	5	4	6	6	5	8	5	6	5

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