Voelklip surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
17.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Voelklip today?

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 2PM is: 2.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (30 Apr)8ft (2.4m)17s
Evening (30 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
!
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.4
SW
14
2.3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3.5
W
11
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
432
361
754
3057
3647
3700
3066
2596
2067
2187
1912
1860
1860
2180
2452
2428
2643
1967
2752
2066
1718
1489
769
692
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
5
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:19AM1.55m
2:44PM1.44m
2:48AM1.56m
3:13PM1.46m
3:18AM1.54m
3:43PM1.45m
Low Tide
8:40AM0.14m
8:45PM0.24m
9:08AM0.13m
9:15PM0.24m
9:36AM0.14m
9:44PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
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6:01
6:00
6:00
5:59
Temp °C
12
12
15
17
16
15
14
14
13
13
17
18
18
16
16
16
15
15
19
20
20
19
18
18
10
10
14
14
15
13
12
12
10
10
12
11
11
11
12
12
11
12
16
17
18
18
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.4
SW
14
2.3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
W
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
Energy kJ
432
361
754
3057
3647
3700
3066
2596
2067
2187
1912
1860
1860
2180
2452
2428
2643
1967
1692
1459
1221
936
769
692
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.6
S
15
0.1
SE
10
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
S
10
Energy kJ
263
229
298
189
115
71
47
30
23
11
27
10
4
153
4
39
39
209
205
202
198
194
191
141
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SSW
18
0.1
SE
10
0.5
S
15
0.1
W
21
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.4
SW
18
0.6
WSW
18
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
218
221
228
4
104
9
38
38
66
37
81
204
274
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
3
1.3
WNW
5
1.1
NW
4
1.2
NW
5
1.4
NW
6
1
NNW
6
0.5
NW
6
2.3
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
3.5
W
11
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
11
Energy kJ
5
68
46
73
110
65
16
552
539
301
2752
2066
1718
1489
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
15
93
42
42
10
10
0
10
93
93
93
188
93
188
188
27
93
27
27
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
5
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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