Voelklip Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.41° S 19.28° E

Voelklip 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Voelklip sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.7° 

Voelklip surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Voelklip today (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 12PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jul)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (16 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.4
SW
9
1.6
SW
10
1.5
SW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2815
2570
2108
1847
1558
1169
1112
1149
1111
850
819
703
551
465
377
369
327
350
441
365
320
295
386
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:29AM1.59m
4:57PM1.67m
5:12AM1.52m
5:38PM1.64m
5:54AM1.43m
6:19PM1.56m
Low Tide
10:42AM0.02m
11:12PM0.12m
11:22AM0.08m
11:56PM0.18m
12:01PM0.17m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:46
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
12
12
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
17
16
15
14
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