Voelklip 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.41° S 19.28° E

Issued: 1 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Voelklip sea temperature is

17.4°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Voelklip today (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 5PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (30 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 30					Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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)	1	0	0	2	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	3	2	0	1	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	694	491	843	711	802	748	701	689	698	613	581	486	867	1583	1510	1327	1323	1429	1331	1100	976
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide				5:59PM1.38m				6:40AM1.30m				7:03PM1.23m				7:57AM1.22m					8:34PM1.12m
Low Tide		11:48AM0.32m				00:20AM0.31m				12:53PM0.45m				1:27AM0.43m					2:24PM0.54m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	22	22	19	18	17	17	18	20	21	18	17	16	16	16	16	18	19	19	17	16
Feels °C	22	19	21	19	19	18	17	18	19	19	17	16	15	14	14	14	15	14	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	694	491	843	711	802	748	701	689	698	613	581	486	867	1583	1510	1327	1323	1429	1331	1100	976
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	WSW 15	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 14	W 12	W 12	W 12	S 5	W 12	W 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	186	272	56	98	68	82	59	45	47	68	49	265	180	72	72	18	71	71	17	16	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	SW 12	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	—	—	—	SE 13
kJ	12	142	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	38	4	36	29	29	43	—	—	—	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 4	ESE 10	—	—	—	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	S 6	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	—	SE 9	SE 5	—	—
kJ	3	19	8	7	85	—	—	—	21	32	33	65	64	64	40	26	—	42	12	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Stompneus West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Voelklip Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	3	4	1	4	3
Distance (km)	225	262	262	15	0	0	0	0	16	262	262	239	196	93	93	16	42	196	262	15	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg				Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	De Kelders			Gourits Mouth	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai		Gansbaai	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point		De Kelders	Gansbaai
Rating (10 max)				3	3	3	3	3	3			2	2	2		4	4	4		4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Cape St Martin West Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	De Kelders Overberg	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Long Beach Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Outer Pool Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	4	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Header Global	Lebu Chile	Mangamaunu New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Afife Portugal	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5

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