Voelklip 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.41° S 19.28° E

Issued: 1 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Voelklip sea temperature is

16.5°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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 5AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	19s
Evening (28 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).
	Wednesday 28								Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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)	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	4	4	4	4	3	1	2	3	4	3	3	3	1	0	0	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 20	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 15	WSW 15	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	119	110	102	84	239	623	1014	2434	2010	2140	1850	1997	1969	1756	1380	1305	864	760	760	694	491	694	711	889
Wind (km/h)	SW	NE	ENE	S	S	SSE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	E	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	E	ENE	E	ENE	SE	SSE	SSE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:11AM1.57m				4:24PM1.65m				4:54AM1.51m					5:08PM1.53m				5:41AM1.41m				5:59PM1.38m
Low Tide				10:13AM0.13m				10:42PM0.06m				10:57AM0.21m					11:27PM0.18m				11:48AM0.32m


	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	17	22	22	21	19	16	16	16	19	25	26	25	19	18	17	16	20	24	24	23	20	18
Feels °C	17	15	16	19	18	17	16	13	14	13	17	22	23	22	17	17	16	15	18	21	20	20	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 12	SW 16	SW 15	WSW 15	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12
kJ	119	110	102	84	144	247	551	2434	2010	2140	1850	1997	1969	1756	1380	1305	864	760	760	694	491	694	711	889
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	SW 20	SW 18	SW 17	—	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	—	—	—	SE 9	SW 16	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 11	SW 16	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
kJ	63	60	41	40	239	623	1014	—	22	28	26	—	—	—	12	66	6	10	11	121	137	37	96	68
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	W 9	—	—	—	—	SE 8	—	—	—	—	SE 11	—	W 12	W 12	W 12	—	SW 15	—	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	13	17	13	8	40	—	—	—	—	15	—	—	—	—	5	—	3	3	3	—	223	—	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSE 7	SSE 3	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	E 3	SSE 6	SSE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 3	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	29	7	50	51	66	64	6	26	31	36	21	84	79	102	106	4	14	20	10	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Hawston Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Voelklip Overberg
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	15	93	93	15	0	0	0	0	16	42	325	262	0	0	0	0	226	325	325	15	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Kleinmond	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Dolphin Point			Hawston	Pringle Bay	Gansbaai	Gansbaai	Pringle Bay	De Kelders	Pringle Bay			Gansbaai	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Gansbaai				Hawston	Pringle Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2			4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4	3	3				1	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Long Beach Cape Town	Captains Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	5	6	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	7	8	9	5	5	5	5	5	9	4	9	6

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