Voelklip surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 SAST
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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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Voelklip today?

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 9AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (06 May)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
!
1
2
!
!
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
8
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
SW
18
1.3
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1606
1575
2667
1750
1658
3141
2912
972
655
540
395
320
362
318
357
346
346
703
897
1321
1433
1327
1102
1072
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
W
0
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:22AM1.29m
5:55PM1.23m
6:00AM1.20m
6:42PM1.16m
6:48AM1.11m
7:46PM1.12m
Low Tide
11:17PM0.43m
11:37AM0.38m
11:54PM0.52m
12:17PM0.45m
00:43AM0.60m
1:08PM0.52m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
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7:20
7:22
7:22
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5:55
5:55
5:54
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
17
17
15
15
15
15
14
16
17
17
15
14
14
13
13
16
18
17
15
13
15
15
15
12
13
13
14
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
13
15
13
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
2.5
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
9
1.3
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
Energy kJ
1606
1575
1439
255
305
1426
1186
972
655
540
395
320
309
264
234
187
201
220
897
1321
1433
1327
1102
1072
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
SW
18
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
8
0.9
SE
12
1.3
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
14
Energy kJ
349
237
193
148
105
280
183
253
215
212
256
265
362
318
357
346
346
703
194
153
137
223
763
638
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
12
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.5
S
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
Energy kJ
208
196
255
103
105
31
75
129
125
217
230
273
253
277
220
261
261
220
223
134
176
167
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
1
SSE
8
Energy kJ
2667
1750
1658
3141
2912
140
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
6
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
42
225
251
711
42
42
0
0
0
0
42
42
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
15
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
9
9
6
6
4
7
5
5
4
4
4
6
6
5
7
7
7
5
5
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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