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Voelklip surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 SASTForecast 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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Voelklip today?
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 9AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 6 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | |
781 | 589 | 418 | 343 | 263 | 254 | 202 | 149 | 158 | 177 | 202 | 172 | 166 | 458 | 135 | 130 | 157 | 122 | 78 | 143 | 619 | 744 | 1023 | 494 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 9:21AM1.09m | 10:22PM1.19m | 11:04AM1.11m | 11:40PM1.28m | 12:14PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.57m | 3:47PM0.53m | 5:00AM0.53m | 5:17PM0.50m | 6:13AM0.43m | 6:19PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
11 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 6 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | SW 8 |
 kJ | 781 | 589 | 418 | 343 | 263 | 254 | 202 | 149 | 158 | 177 | 202 | 172 | 166 | 8 | 135 | 130 | 157 | 122 | 73 | 103 | 55 | 54 | 16 | 460 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | SW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 17 | S 8 | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 101 | 91 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 53 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 41 | 41 | 78 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 178 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | W 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 8 | SSE 9 | S 19 | S 18 | E 11 | S 17 | SW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | E 10 | — | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 18 | 21 | 8 | — | 76 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | NNW 4 | W 6 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 178 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 24 | 458 | 57 | 42 | 43 | 49 | 12 | 143 | 619 | 744 | 1023 | 494 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 82 | 77 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 83 | 76 | 68 | 76 | 225 |
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