Voelklip 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.41° S 19.28° E

Issued: 1 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Voelklip sea temperature is

13.9°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 (18 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 8AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Afternoon (18 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (18 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).
	Friday 18								Saturday 19								Sunday 20
	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)	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	866	770	708	708	708	940	865	825	786	634	624	389	396	1077	1355	1811	1864	1568	1346	1164	981	904	791	702
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			7:03AM1.04m				7:21PM1.04m					8:35AM0.94m				9:27PM0.96m					11:23AM0.98m
Low Tide	00:49AM0.55m				12:56PM0.65m				1:53AM0.67m					2:37PM0.76m				4:44AM0.69m					5:48PM0.72m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	12	16	18	16	13	13	12	11	12	18	21	19	15	16	16	15	15	21	25	23	17	15
Feels °C	6	6	7	8	9	9	7	9	9	8	9	14	17	14	12	14	14	13	13	18	23	20	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 12
kJ	866	770	708	708	708	940	865	825	786	634	624	389	396	1077	1355	1811	1864	1568	1346	1164	981	904	791	702
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 14	SW 20	—	SW 18	WSW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	—	—	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	214	15	—	49	31	91	203	41	241	297	—	—	—	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	E 3	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5
kJ	15	27	30	35	77	98	66	54	31	24	19	39	38	42	33	73	79	5	16	26	26	42	33	24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Dumps Cape Town	Milnerton Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Off The Wall Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Voelklip Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3
Distance (km)	16	16	16	94	97	94	53	47	15	15	16	15	47	100	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	47	15	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	De Kelders	De Kelders	De Kelders					Koeel Bay	De Kelders	Gansbaai	Vleesbaai	De Kelders	Koeel Bay		De Kelders	De Kelders	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Gansbaai	De Kelders	De Kelders	Koeel Bay	Gansbaai	Gansbaai
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3					2	3	3	3	3	2		4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Guns Namibia	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Afife Portugal	Weld Road New Zealand	Weld Road New Zealand	El Huerto Spain	El Huerto Spain	Cathedral Rock Australia	Praia do Norte Portugal	Afife Portugal	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Jimmys Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Gas Bay Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	9	5	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	8	7	5	4	4	4	5	9	9	9	9	9

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