Voelklip surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 16 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 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Voelklip today?

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 1AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
4
4
2
0
2
1
1
0
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
W
3
WSW
4
WSW
Period(s) (?)141313131312121211111112141311111010139991011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)267921681847160715581493155319681465154716741966342029042078168715071274202187873275917793639
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
25
WNW
25
W
20
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
45
NW
40
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:41PM
1.58
2:52AM
1.76
3:18PM
1.62
3:29AM
1.78
3:57PM
1.62
4:09AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:42PM
0.08
9:12AM
-0.06
9:19PM
0.05
9:49AM
-0.07
9:58PM
0.06
10:28AM
-0.02
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----7:07-------7:07-------7:07--
Sunset6:17-------6:16-------6:15-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
Rain (mm)
-------571-1111---11---7
Temp. °C181616151515191414141515141416171716151514151715
Feels °C (?)16151513131314910810101011121211121012101088
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