Voelklip 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.41° S 19.28° E

Issued: 1 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Voelklip sea temperature is

17.5°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) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 7PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Evening (31 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 31					Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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	0	0	1	2	3	3	3	2	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	665	613	653	553	1266	1413	1426	1327	1327	1245	1245	1112	976	954	578	551	1044	889	669	543	533
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E	ESE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				7:03PM1.23m				7:57AM1.22m					8:34PM1.12m				9:34AM1.21m				10:19PM1.11m
Low Tide		12:53PM0.45m				1:27AM0.43m					2:24PM0.54m				2:58AM0.51m				4:13PM0.53m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	18	17	17	16	16	17	18	18	18	17	15	15	14	16	18	18	18	16	15
Feels °C	21	19	16	17	16	15	15	16	15	15	15	15	13	14	13	15	13	13	14	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	ESE 11	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	665	613	653	553	1266	1413	1426	1327	1327	1245	1245	1112	976	954	578	551	24	889	669	543	533
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 14	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	W 11	SSW 7	W 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	SE 10	SSW 15
kJ	47	68	49	265	180	103	72	72	71	71	17	16	16	37	197	21	12	23	2	4	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SW 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	SE 13	SE 13	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3	3	3	48	4	35	43	17	17	17	—	7	7	8	14	27	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 7	SSW 12	—	—	SE 4	ESE 4
kJ	—	—	32	53	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	176	1044	—	—	26	35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hawston Overberg	Struisbaai Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Voelklip Overberg
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	4	3	1	4	3	3	1	4	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	15	83	239	15	15	53	48	42	93	265	262	15	0	0	0	0	262	325	325	15	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Gansbaai	Struisbaai	Gourits Mouth	Dolphin Point	Hawston			Pringle Bay				De Kelders	Pringle Bay	Koeel Bay	Gansbaai	Dolphin Point				Hawston	De Kelders
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	4			4				4	3	4	4	3				3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hawston Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Pringle Bay Overberg	Outer Pool Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	2	4	3	4	4	2	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Weld Road New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Chuns and Jocks Reefs United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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