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Voelklip surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 SAST
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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
18.0° C
 (Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Voelklip today?

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 10PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (15 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s

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

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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
2.4
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)1111111110101010109101010109101010101112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11868606634964173083073782531881481641642313143654081049160025013079299327852538
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
N
5
NW
20
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossglassglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:09AM
1.24
2:11PM
1.33
2:44AM
1.33
2:46PM
1.40
3:16AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:00PM
0.38
8:12AM
0.46
8:35PM
0.29
8:48AM
0.38
9:07PM
0.21
9:21AM
0.31
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-----5:46-------5:47-------5:48--
Sunset7:58-------7:57-------7:57-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------11-----
Temp. °C181717171718191918181816161720222119191817171819
Feels °C (?)121214141516161614161715161616161514151313131415
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