Voelklip surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am 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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Voelklip today?

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 4AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

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 SE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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)
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
4
3
2
1
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.4
SW
12
2.3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1022
898
882
1042
1189
1189
1109
750
619
432
361
617
3057
3647
3574
3066
2725
2168
2207
1912
1655
1315
2424
2605
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
SE
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
35
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:47AM1.52m
2:13PM1.40m
2:19AM1.55m
2:44PM1.44m
2:48AM1.56m
3:13PM1.46m
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
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:16
7:16
7:16
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6:02
6:01
6:00
Temp °C
13
12
12
15
18
17
14
13
12
11
11
15
17
16
15
14
14
13
13
17
18
18
16
16
11
9
9
12
15
13
11
11
10
9
9
14
14
14
14
12
12
11
10
12
13
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.4
SW
12
2.3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1022
898
882
1042
1189
1189
1109
750
619
432
361
617
3057
3647
3574
3066
2725
2168
2207
1912
1655
1315
2424
2605
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
1
SW
9
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
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
0.8
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
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.4
S
15
Energy kJ
222
217
170
181
181
154
444
527
552
263
229
298
189
145
71
47
30
23
29
10
10
4
4
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
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
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
40
36
74
100
123
208
68
67
26
218
221
228
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
1.3
WNW
5
2
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
NW
7
Energy kJ
42
29
92
309
766
671
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
16
325
15
0
0
0
0
15
93
93
76
10
10
0
10
93
93
93
93
188
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
8
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
4
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