Voelklip Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.41° S 19.28° E

Voelklip 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Voelklip sea temperature is
14.1° C
1.6° 

Voelklip surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Voelklip today (17 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 12AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
Afternoon (17 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (17 Aug)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
0
2
4
4
4
4
2
0
0
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1389
2342
2586
2830
2417
2310
2084
2477
1872
1811
1668
1575
1086
1572
1572
2075
2458
2306
2183
Wind (km/h)
20
W
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
0
WNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:39PM1.60m
5:55AM1.37m
6:12PM1.47m
6:30AM1.25m
6:46PM1.33m
Low Tide
11:57PM0.21m
11:56AM0.26m
00:31AM0.33m
12:28PM0.39m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
Temp °C
18
16
15
15
15
16
19
19
16
15
15
14
14
13
15
16
16
13
11
Feels °C
14
14
13
13
12
13
17
15
13
13
14
13
14
14
15
14
13
11
9
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