Voelklip surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Voelklip today?

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 3PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Apr)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1.4
WSW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3826
3196
2791
1929
1511
1408
1092
692
569
437
343
263
254
202
149
161
177
202
198
166
400
154
160
154
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
SW
0
SW
0
W
10
NE
10
NE
5
NW
5
NW
10
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:40AM1.18m
8:39PM1.18m
9:21AM1.09m
10:22PM1.19m
11:04AM1.11m
11:40PM1.28m
Low Tide
2:06PM0.48m
3:11AM0.57m
3:47PM0.53m
5:00AM0.53m
5:17PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:11
7:11
7:13
7:13
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6:09
6:08
6:07
6:07
Temp °C
11
11
17
22
23
17
15
14
15
16
23
25
23
22
22
21
21
19
23
24
21
18
17
16
6
7
12
18
19
13
11
11
11
12
20
22
22
20
19
18
19
18
22
20
17
16
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.2
SSE
9
0.9
SW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
Energy kJ
3826
3196
2791
1929
1511
1408
1092
692
569
437
343
263
254
202
149
161
177
202
198
166
8
154
160
154
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.1
W
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
9
0.1
S
17
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
S
17
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
46
12
6
103
2
10
53
26
29
24
12
15
6
6
22
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.1
W
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
S
9
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
SW
17
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
21
9
58
2
11
11
4
14
7
6
12
6
11
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
4
0.6
ENE
4
1.3
E
5
1.2
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
0.4
ENE
3
1.3
ESE
8
0.3
WNW
2
0.7
W
4
1.4
WSW
10
1
W
5
0.9
W
4
1
W
4
Energy kJ
18
10
99
108
151
154
233
3
191
1
12
400
42
33
41
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
48
47
0
16
0
16
16
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
10
0
17
82
58
41
17
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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