Voelklip 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.41° S 19.28° E

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Voelklip sea temperature is

15.5° 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 (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 9AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	14s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Evening (21 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	0	1	2	4	4	3	3	4	1	2	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 12	SW 18	SW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	314	496	1736	2290	2414	2254	2063	1886	1474	1341	1229	1209	1048	1031	1129	830	843	1074	1332	1338	1362	1884	8199	9496
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNE	NE	SSW	S	ESE	NE	N	NW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	NNW	N	NW	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy
High Tide				8:10AM1.10m				8:34PM1.23m				9:16AM1.02m				9:41PM1.14m				10:45AM1.00m
Low Tide		2:12AM0.46m				2:05PM0.53m				3:12AM0.54m				3:08PM0.63m				4:32AM0.59m				4:43PM0.67m


	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	14	15	15	13	11	11	11	11	13	15	15	13	11	11	11	12	14	16	15	14	14
Feels °C	10	10	10	12	14	14	12	9	10	10	9	10	11	11	10	8	8	8	8	11	13	13	12	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 12	SW 18	SW 17
kJ	108	496	1736	2290	2414	2254	2063	1886	1474	1341	1229	1209	1048	1031	1129	830	843	1074	1332	1338	1362	1884	8199	9496
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SW 8	W 9	W 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SW 22	SW 20	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	314	125	25	14	21	21	20	13	13	12	12	72	84	111	105	361	195	7	7	7	118	979	37	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SE 12	SE 12	W 9	W 9	W 9	—	—	—	—	SE 11	SE 12	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	ESE 13	—	—	SE 13	SE 12	—	—
kJ	93	121	21	21	14	14	6	—	—	—	—	5	5	8	8	7	7	66	—	—	7	38	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	W 4	WNW 5	NW 5	NNW 4	NNW 4	NW 6	NNW 5	WNW 6	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	21	44	59	6	15	178	4	225	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Onrus Overberg	Onrus Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Onrus Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Onrus Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Onrus Overberg	Onrus Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	9
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	42	0	0	0	10	10	41	41	41	10	0	0	10	27	0	10	10	35	24
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Pringle Bay	Koeel Bay	Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay	Bettys Bay	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Haardebaai	Stillbaai	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Jongensfontein	Gourits Mouth	Haardebaai	Bettys Bay	Dolphin Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	7	9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Hell West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	8	9
Header Global	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Boulders Samoa	Cobblestones Australia	Brak River South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Barbel Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	9	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	5	9

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