Voelklip Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.41° S 19.28° E

Voelklip 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Voelklip sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.6° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 10AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1067
946
520
512
481
475
686
643
596
617
628
628
541
513
495
410
410
345
338
279
232
239
384
413
Wind (km/h)
25
E
40
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
SSW
0
NE
10
NE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:15AM1.37m
2:38PM1.46m
2:45AM1.46m
3:06PM1.56m
3:15AM1.52m
3:34PM1.64m
Low Tide
8:29AM0.23m
8:48PM0.27m
8:56AM0.15m
9:17PM0.18m
9:23AM0.10m
9:46PM0.12m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
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6:19
6:20
6:21
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
13
16
20
20
15
15
17
19
19
21
21
17
14
15
15
14
14
19
20
17
15
15
Feels °C
7
6
7
10
15
17
12
12
15
16
16
19
20
17
14
15
15
14
13
19
20
17
15
14
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