Voelklip surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Voelklip today?

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 7PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (05 May)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
1
2
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4
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
12
2.1
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
8
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
SW
18
1.3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1001
1006
1665
2026
1916
1606
1456
1344
1400
1658
3387
3013
3145
736
567
395
320
362
318
299
346
346
703
897
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NE
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
10
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
cross
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:17PM1.30m
5:22AM1.29m
5:55PM1.23m
6:00AM1.20m
6:42PM1.16m
6:48AM1.11m
Low Tide
11:04AM0.30m
11:17PM0.43m
11:37AM0.38m
11:54PM0.52m
12:17PM0.45m
00:43AM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:20
7:22
7:22
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5:57
5:55
5:55
5:54
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
16
17
16
15
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
15
13
14
13
14
11
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
SW
14
2.5
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
9
1.3
WSW
16
Energy kJ
1001
1006
1665
2026
1916
1606
1456
1344
186
305
1452
1208
1132
736
567
395
320
309
270
239
182
235
220
897
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
SW
15
0.8
WSW
11
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
SW
18
1.2
S
9
Energy kJ
170
817
614
531
408
368
237
193
255
135
280
183
253
219
212
220
252
265
318
299
346
346
703
225
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
SW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
12
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
Energy kJ
33
50
80
96
208
208
196
255
107
103
105
31
75
129
125
217
362
304
295
282
227
261
261
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
12
Energy kJ
1400
1658
3387
3013
3145
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
10
10
10
0
0
0
10
0
94
226
225
251
44
0
0
0
15
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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