Voelklip 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.41° S 19.28° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Voelklip sea temperature is

13.7°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 (23 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 7AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Afternoon (23 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Evening (23 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 23								Thursday 24								Friday 25
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	332	293	254	220	191	184	132	106	102	111	326	749	974	1065	961	1170	1066	908	795	694	614	614	558	505
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	SW	S	SE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NW	SW	WSW	S	S	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:13AM1.25m				1:34PM1.38m				1:45AM1.37m					2:02PM1.51m				2:16AM1.47m				2:31PM1.62m
Low Tide			7:25AM0.35m				7:48PM0.33m				7:53AM0.24m					8:17PM0.20m				8:21AM0.16m				8:46PM0.10m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—
mm	—	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	17	18	19	19	18	18	18	18	21	25	23	18	18	20	20	20	22	23	21	20	21
Feels °C	18	16	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	18	21	25	22	18	18	21	22	22	24	25	22	21	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSE 6	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	332	293	254	220	191	184	132	106	102	79	96	749	974	1065	961	1170	1066	908	795	694	614	614	558	505
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	SE 6	SSE 6	S 12	W 9	S 12	S 10	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSE 7	WSW 12	—	SSE 6	—	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	SE 7	SW 18	SW 16
kJ	14	6	4	11	6	10	8	18	19	111	326	77	56	—	74	—	103	34	79	72	5	2	50	171
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	S 13	S 12	W 15	S 12	W 9	S 12	SW 13	SSW 18	SW 13	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 17	SE 7	ESE 7
kJ	15	13	12	4	11	6	3	7	30	7	79	79	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	2	37
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SE 8	SE 4	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SSE 7	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	—	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	70	20	59	80	93	240	195	85	116	198	144	—	93	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	10	10	0	41	15	15	16	16	15	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	41	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	7	9	6	5	5	6

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