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Voelklip surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 11 Jan 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
17.8° C
 (Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Voelklip today?

The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 9PM is: 1.2m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)--
Afternoon (11 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (11 Jan)4ft (1.2m)19s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)212018171615141413131312121212121111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)543989144517961737160619991762136712281103841748683614583663640589589534479479515
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
5
SE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
5
S
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
0
NW
15
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offglassonononglasscross-
off		cross-
off		offglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:48PM
0.99
10:12AM
1.12
11:22PM
0.99
11:34AM
1.12
12:37AM
1.05
12:40PM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:43PM
0.58
3:35AM
0.66
5:09PM
0.59
5:16AM
0.68
6:26PM
0.54
6:37AM
0.63
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-----5:41-------5:43-------5:43--
Sunset7:58-------7:58-------7:58-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272523222222212322201918182022222119181817192223
Feels °C (?)252524242423222221212119192121212020181817202019
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