Voelklip Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.41° S 19.28° E

Voelklip 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Voelklip sea temperature is
14.7°C
1.1° 

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 5AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

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 morning, fresh winds from the E by Tue night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
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
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
420
1710
1575
1527
1430
1385
1237
1080
988
972
872
793
408
425
507
1787
2082
2293
2229
2261
2293
1637
1693
1319
Wind (km/h)
0
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
E
10
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
SE
15
S
10
S
10
SE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
30
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:08AM1.06m
1:01PM1.09m
1:04AM1.17m
1:39PM1.22m
1:42AM1.27m
2:10PM1.34m
Low Tide
6:49AM0.56m
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
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
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
13
12
11
14
16
15
12
12
11
11
11
15
17
15
12
11
10
10
11
16
19
17
15
14
Feels °C
13
12
10
14
14
13
11
11
10
10
9
14
15
13
11
9
8
7
8
13
15
12
11
9
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