Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 9PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1739 | 1573 | 1547 | 1346 | 1256 | 1162 | 1100 | 995 | 828 | 799 | 821 | 729 | 1141 | 1259 | 1499 | 2082 | 2340 | 2639 | 3257 | 3620 | 3894 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:32PM1.68m | 4:48AM1.52m | 5:04PM1.65m | 5:22AM1.46m | 5:38PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.07m | 10:46PM0.09m | 10:49AM0.11m | 11:19PM0.13m | 11:22AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
1739 | 1573 | 1547 | 1346 | 1256 | 1162 | 1100 | 995 | 828 | 799 | 821 | 729 | 1141 | 1259 | 1499 | 2082 | 2340 | 2639 | 3257 | 3620 | 3894 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 11 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 11 | — | 2 | 2 | 239 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 262 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 24 |
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