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Voelklip surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 SASTForecast 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
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Voelklip today?
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 10PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | |
2606 | 2708 | 1146 | 679 | 2483 | 1836 | 1445 | 1488 | 1599 | 1310 | 1413 | 1084 | 1084 | 1084 | 1138 | 1121 | 1763 | 2018 | 1898 | 1520 | 1369 | 1128 | 2372 | 2939 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 4:13PM1.42m | 4:18AM1.45m | 4:44PM1.37m | 4:50AM1.37m | 5:17PM1.30m | 5:22AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14PM0.30m | 10:33AM0.23m | 10:44PM0.36m | 11:04AM0.30m | 11:17PM0.43m | 11:37AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  | |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 1826 | 1937 | 574 | 679 | 657 | 212 | 198 | 192 | 147 | 1310 | 1138 | 1084 | 1084 | 1084 | 1138 | 1121 | 1763 | 2018 | 1898 | 1520 | 1369 | 1128 | 1107 | 1348 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 71 | 48 | 612 | 479 | 373 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 142 | 130 | 128 | 95 | 91 | 170 | 764 | 637 | 563 | 480 | 429 | 306 | 252 | 183 | 305 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 70 | 115 | 143 | 137 | 225 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 49 | 80 | 96 | 208 | 208 | 196 | 255 | 255 | 135 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | — | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 2606 | 2708 | 1146 | — | 2483 | 1836 | 1445 | 1488 | 1599 | — | 1413 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2372 | 2939 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 58 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 58 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 586 | 225 |
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