Voelklip surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 03 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
4
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.3
W
10
1.8
WSW
10
2.5
W
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
5
ENE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
5
W
20
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
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
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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7:20
7:20
7:20
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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)
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.5
SSE
11
Energy 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)
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
SW
14
Energy 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)
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
WSW
11
Energy 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)
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.3
W
10
2.5
W
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
12
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
2606
2708
1146
2483
1836
1445
1488
1599
1413
2372
2939
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
8
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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