Voelklip Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.41° S 19.28° E

Voelklip 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Voelklip sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.7° 

Voelklip surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Voelklip today (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 6PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (23 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (23 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the E by Wed morning).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
4
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1527
1430
1385
1237
1080
988
972
872
706
408
425
573
1704
2216
2326
2293
2358
2201
2006
1591
1591
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
10
SE
15
S
15
S
10
SE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
SE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:01PM1.09m
1:04AM1.17m
1:39PM1.22m
1:42AM1.27m
2:10PM1.34m
Low Tide
7:10PM0.59m
7:30AM0.44m
7:48PM0.48m
8:02AM0.33m
8:19PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
15
12
12
11
11
11
15
18
15
12
11
10
10
10
15
19
18
13
12
Feels °C
13
14
13
11
11
9
10
9
14
16
13
11
9
8
7
7
12
15
14
10
9
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