Voelklip 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.41° S 19.28° E

Issued: 1 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Voelklip sea temperature is

14.0°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 (10 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 8AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	15s
Afternoon (10 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	14s
Evening (10 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the E by Sat night).
	Thursday 10								Friday 11								Saturday 12
	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)	3	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	667	834	1265	2061	1977	1672	1380	1359	1338	1245	1249	933	782	647	558	414	359	433	1220	1526	1413	2945	2668	2567
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	E	S	SSW	S	SE	E	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:35AM1.55m				2:53PM1.70m				3:11AM1.59m				3:27PM1.75m				3:45AM1.60m				3:59PM1.73m
Low Tide				8:44AM0.06m				9:11PM0.03m				9:17AM0.03m				9:45PM0.00m				9:49AM0.04m				10:16PM0.03m


	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	2	1
Temp °C	14	14	14	17	17	16	15	15	14	14	15	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	15	15
Feels °C	13	14	14	17	15	15	15	15	13	13	13	12	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	10	9	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	667	646	1265	2061	1977	1672	1380	1359	1338	1245	1249	933	782	647	558	414	359	433	1220	1526	1413	2945	2668	2567
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 16	SW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 7	S 6	—	—	SW 15	SSE 7	SSE 7	SW 14	—	SW 20	SW 18	—	—	—
kJ	280	834	568	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	102	49	—	—	75	129	77	285	—	99	808	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 10	SSW 10	—	—	SW 20	S 8	—	—	—
kJ	8	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	65	88	—	—	98	28	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	E 3	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	73	91	110	175	158	267	6	75	69	95	124	200	218	273
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Off The Wall Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Skeleton Bay Swakopmund	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Milnerton Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	1	1	4	3	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	20	93	93	16	0	0	0	16	100	16	100	100	100	16	47	48	48	103	1034	53	97
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Struisbaai	Pringle Bay	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point		Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Gansbaai	De Kelders	De Kelders		De Kelders				De Kelders	Koeel Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4		3				3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Outer Pool Garden Route	Lookout Beach Garden Route	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Off The Wall Cape Town	Sollys Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kamer Van Cape Town		Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4		5	5
Header Global	Nugget Point New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Weld Road New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Little Wanganui New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	7	8	7	5	5	5

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