Voelklip surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 31 May 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
16.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Voelklip today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 5PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (31 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (31 May)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
2
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.5
SW
11
2
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
10
1.9
S
8
2
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.2
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
687
611
604
614
549
512
544
593
702
785
1022
1098
1027
1069
1764
887
690
470
527
382
532
1127
1067
1034
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
SW
5
SW
5
NE
5
E
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
S
5
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
glassy
on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:26PM1.39m
3:31AM1.43m
4:00PM1.38m
4:05AM1.40m
4:34PM1.37m
4:39AM1.36m
Low Tide
9:17AM0.22m
9:29PM0.34m
9:50AM0.23m
10:03PM0.35m
10:22AM0.25m
10:37PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:39
5:39
5:39
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
22
18
18
18
18
17
16
18
19
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
19
21
17
17
17
17
16
15
18
18
17
15
14
14
14
15
13
12
12
11
11
10
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.2
SW
11
2
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
10
1.6
SSW
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
Energy kJ
687
611
604
614
549
512
544
593
702
785
1022
1098
1027
1069
1191
887
690
295
386
382
450
1127
1067
1034
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
8
1.4
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
7
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
SW
14
0.9
WSW
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
Energy kJ
12
11
10
10
3
10
13
12
37
10
10
9
10
6
1
204
164
383
370
350
532
198
114
116
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.3
W
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
S
13
0.6
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
14
0.9
WSW
11
Energy kJ
2
18
21
11
35
14
82
146
154
234
198
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
3
1
SW
5
2.5
SW
11
1.9
S
8
2
S
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
Energy kJ
3
45
1764
470
527
327
306
191
232
283
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
1
Distance (km)
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
10
27
27
47
0
16
226
262
15
15
15
15
48
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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