Voelklip Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.41° S 19.28° E

Voelklip 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Voelklip sea temperature is
14.1° C
1.6° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 9AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (18 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
4
2
2
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1575
1246
1650
1768
2042
2458
2457
2306
2148
1897
1771
1665
1665
1451
1451
1381
1878
2995
3422
3078
2702
2218
1897
1539
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
SSE
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
5
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:30AM1.25m
6:46PM1.33m
7:08AM1.13m
7:25PM1.19m
7:59AM1.02m
8:25PM1.07m
Low Tide
00:31AM0.33m
12:28PM0.39m
1:06AM0.45m
1:02PM0.53m
1:50AM0.57m
1:50PM0.65m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
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6:14
6:14
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
16
15
13
11
11
11
11
13
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
15
16
14
13
12
Feels °C
13
13
14
14
14
12
10
9
9
10
10
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
14
14
11
11
10
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