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Voelklip surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 12 Jan 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 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Voelklip today?

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 1AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (13 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (13 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
!
!
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.9
SW
2.4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121211111111111111111114121212111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1266122811038417487486145836636405895894794794884714881484179535982764279722521575
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
0
NNE
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
25
SW
25
S
15
S
15
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffcrossononcross-
on		crossoncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:22PM
0.99
11:34AM
1.12
12:37AM
1.05
12:40PM
1.17
1:29AM
1.14
1:30PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:09PM
0.59
5:16AM
0.68
6:26PM
0.54
6:37AM
0.63
7:19PM
0.47
7:31AM
0.55
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----5:43-------5:43-------5:45--
Sunset7:58-------7:58-------7:58-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------231---
Temp. °C222019181820232221201818182023242423191717171718
Feels °C (?)212121191922222119201817182021201919161314141313
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