Voelklip 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.41° S 19.28° E

Issued: 7 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Voelklip sea temperature is

17.5°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 1PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Evening (31 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon).
	Saturday 31							Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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	2	1	0	0	1	1	3	3	3	2	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	701	689	665	613	686	486	867	1269	1426	1403	1327	1245	1245	1112	976	884	869	786	1186	533	437	638	533
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SSE	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	SSE	S	SE	SE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		6:40AM1.30m				7:03PM1.23m				7:57AM1.22m					8:34PM1.12m				9:34AM1.21m				10:19PM1.11m
Low Tide				12:53PM0.45m				1:27AM0.43m					2:24PM0.54m				2:58AM0.51m				4:13PM0.53m


	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	21	21	18	17	16	16	16	17	18	18	18	17	16	15	14	16	19	19	18	17	15
Feels °C	18	18	20	19	16	16	14	15	15	16	15	14	14	15	15	14	13	14	15	14	13	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	701	689	665	613	686	486	867	1269	1426	1403	1327	1245	1245	1112	976	884	869	786	872	533	437	638	533
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SW 14	SW 14	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	W 11	W 11	W 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	SE 10	SSW 14
kJ	59	45	47	68	130	265	180	72	72	72	71	71	17	16	16	37	37	21	12	23	2	4	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 10	SSW 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	—	—	SE 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	SE 10
kJ	4	4	3	3	65	38	4	35	43	43	17	22	—	—	7	8	8	27	—	—	—	—	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSW 10	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	S 5	S 6	SE 5	SE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	102	53	47	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1186	134	85	49	47
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Voelklip Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Voelklip Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	1	1	3	3	4	1	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	15	15	262	262	93	93	16	48	42	42	262	239	15	0	0	0	0	226	325	325	15	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Gansbaai			Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Gansbaai		Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay		Gourits Mouth	De Kelders	Gourits Mouth	Gourits Mouth	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point				Hawston	De Kelders
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3			2	2	4		3	3		3	4	3	3	3	3				3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gansbaai Overberg	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kamer Van Cape Town	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Outer Pool Garden Route	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	1	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Nunoshima Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Boat Basin Lefts Guam	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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