Voelklip 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.41° S 19.28° E

Issued: 1 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Voelklip sea temperature is

17.4°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 7AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Evening (31 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 31								Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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)	3	3	3	1	0	0	1	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	748	701	689	665	613	581	486	867	1494	1426	1403	1403	1245	1149	1112	910	819	805	723	711	710	360	389	543
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	S	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	E	E	ENE	E	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:40AM1.30m				7:03PM1.23m				7:57AM1.22m					8:34PM1.12m				9:34AM1.21m				10:19PM1.11m
Low Tide	00:20AM0.31m				12:53PM0.45m				1:27AM0.43m					2:24PM0.54m				2:58AM0.51m				4:13PM0.53m


	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	18	20	21	18	17	16	16	16	17	18	19	18	17	16	15	14	16	20	19	19	17	15
Feels °C	18	18	18	19	19	16	17	15	14	15	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	12	14	17	14	14	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11
kJ	748	701	689	665	613	581	486	867	1494	1426	1403	1403	1245	1149	1112	910	819	805	723	711	710	360	389	543
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 14	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	ESE 9	SE 9	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	ESE 11	SE 11	—	S 6	ESE 10
kJ	82	59	45	47	68	49	265	180	72	46	72	71	71	17	21	37	37	37	21	24	5	—	67	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	SSW 14
kJ	4	4	4	3	3	3	38	4	36	29	17	43	17	—	—	16	8	8	27	—	—	—	—	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 5	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	—	—	SE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 11	S 6	SE 4	SE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	32	40	65	49	40	26	14	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	139	16	37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Pringle Bay Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Stompneus West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Voelklip Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	16	262	262	15	15	93	47	42	42	262	42	15	0	0	0	0	225	325	325	15	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Gansbaai	Gansbaai			Dolphin Point	Hawston	Vleesbaai	Koeel Bay	Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay		Pringle Bay	De Kelders	Gourits Mouth	Gourits Mouth	Gourits Mouth	Gourits Mouth				Hawston	De Kelders
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3			2	3	2	3	3	3		3	4	3	3	3	3				2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gansbaai Overberg	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Second Beach (Port St Johns) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	2	2	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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