Voelklip surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
17.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Voelklip today?

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 7PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (29 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (29 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
11
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.4
SW
14
2.3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1042
1189
1189
1109
750
598
432
361
754
3057
3647
3700
3257
2725
2168
2076
2039
1860
1493
2224
2321
2689
2275
1796
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
5
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
15
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:13PM1.40m
2:19AM1.55m
2:44PM1.44m
2:48AM1.56m
3:13PM1.46m
3:18AM1.54m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.18m
8:14PM0.26m
8:40AM0.14m
8:45PM0.24m
9:08AM0.13m
9:15PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:16
7:16
7:18
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6:02
6:01
6:00
6:00
Temp °C
16
18
18
14
13
12
11
11
15
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
16
18
18
16
15
15
15
16
13
14
13
11
10
10
9
8
13
14
13
14
12
10
10
10
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
11
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.4
SW
14
2.3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
Energy kJ
1042
1189
1189
1109
750
598
432
361
754
3057
3647
3700
3257
2725
2168
2076
2039
1860
1493
2224
2321
2689
2275
1796
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
1.2
SW
12
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.9
SSW
11
Energy kJ
181
181
130
444
527
552
263
229
298
189
115
71
47
30
23
29
10
4
4
4
4
69
68
205
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SSW
18
0.1
SE
10
0.5
S
15
0.1
W
21
0.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
100
123
208
68
67
26
218
221
228
4
104
9
72
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.2
ESE
2
1.2
WNW
4
0.8
NW
4
1.2
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.9
NW
7
Energy kJ
1
1
54
20
56
171
39
36
18
259
321
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
16
325
15
0
0
0
0
15
93
93
27
27
10
10
10
188
93
93
93
93
188
27
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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