Voelklip surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.4° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Voelklip today?

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 11AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
!
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.4
SW
1.8
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.1
WSW
3
W
4
W
4.5
W
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
SW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
SW
4
WSW
Period(s) (?)121211111110109891010101010111115141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)401233192622233913166501191110695967716553173344235503300357837747252657669216937548045775468
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
25
NNW
45
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
1.78
3:57PM
1.62
4:09AM
1.74
4:37PM
1.57
4:51AM
1.65
5:21PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:49AM
-0.07
9:58PM
0.06
10:28AM
-0.02
10:40PM
0.12
11:10AM
0.08
11:25PM
0.23
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise-7:07-------7:07-------7:09------
Sunset----6:15-------6:15-------6:13---
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
11---------37522211-----
Temp. °C141517181817161515151716151413131314151716151514
Feels °C (?)810111111111211121098632346798999
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