Voelklip surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 May 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: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the W by Sun afternoon).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
3
3
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SW
18
1.3
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
3
W
8
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
356
382
388
382
703
897
1469
1433
1386
1225
1072
1057
934
908
811
711
626
525
517
406
1029
1957
2208
3151
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
N
15
NE
45
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
55
W
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:42PM1.16m
6:48AM1.11m
7:46PM1.12m
7:59AM1.05m
9:08PM1.12m
9:33AM1.04m
Low Tide
00:43AM0.60m
1:08PM0.52m
1:55AM0.65m
2:20PM0.56m
3:31AM0.64m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
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7:22
7:24
7:24
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5:55
5:54
5:53
5:52
8
3
3
4
Temp °C
17
15
15
14
13
13
16
18
17
15
14
13
13
13
16
18
18
16
15
14
13
14
12
13
14
13
14
13
11
11
14
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
14
15
15
12
12
10
4
6
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SSE
12
1.1
SW
13
0.5
SE
11
Energy kJ
356
313
286
286
270
897
1469
1433
1386
1225
1072
1057
934
908
811
711
626
525
517
406
142
91
406
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
SSE
15
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
WNW
5
1
WNW
6
0.6
SSE
12
Energy kJ
347
382
388
382
382
235
177
150
154
449
789
659
622
506
491
408
325
260
46
85
90
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SE
13
1
SE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
S
8
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
1
SW
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
Energy kJ
318
357
346
346
703
376
321
281
241
129
72
158
102
141
404
133
230
180
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
1.6
NW
6
1.8
NW
7
3
W
8
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
Energy kJ
3
11
36
150
286
1029
1957
2208
3151
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
2
Distance (km)
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
42
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
10
0
0
263
726
813
950
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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