Voelklip surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Voelklip today?

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 4AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3
WSW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
W
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
4
W
4.5
W
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)11121212111111109989101010101011111214141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19852280401233192728246013168821209777970851129334483584412439053847380846656314730467865009
Wind
(km/h)
35
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
25
NNW
45
NNW
50
NW
45
W
50
W
50
W
45
WNW
45
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
1.78
3:57PM
1.62
4:09AM
1.74
4:37PM
1.57
4:51AM
1.65
5:21PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:19PM
0.05
9:49AM
-0.07
9:58PM
0.06
10:28AM
-0.02
10:40PM
0.12
11:10AM
0.08
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---7:07-------7:07-------7:09----
Sunset------6:15-------6:15-------6:13-
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1211---------3124221111--
Temp. °C141514141718181616151415171715141313131415161615
Feels °C (?)79991110101012121010987434367889
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