Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 5AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the E by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 420 | 1710 | 1575 | 1527 | 1430 | 1385 | 1237 | 1080 | 988 | 972 | 872 | 793 | 408 | 425 | 507 | 1787 | 2082 | 2293 | 2229 | 2261 | 2293 | 1637 | 1693 | 1319 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:08AM1.06m | 1:01PM1.09m | 1:04AM1.17m | 1:39PM1.22m | 1:42AM1.27m | 2:10PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.56m | 7:10PM0.59m | 7:30AM0.44m | 7:48PM0.48m | 8:02AM0.33m | 8:19PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 405 | 1710 | 1575 | 1527 | 1430 | 1385 | 1237 | 1080 | 988 | 972 | 872 | 793 | 408 | 425 | 459 | 1787 | 2082 | 2293 | 2229 | 2261 | 2293 | 1637 | 1693 | 1319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | W 11 | — | — | SSW 16 | — | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 7 |
| kJ | 420 | 985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 76 | 300 | 387 | 507 | 187 | 116 | — | — | 226 | — | 178 | 86 | 124 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 197 | 223 | 259 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 249 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 98 | 165 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 325 | 325 | 16 | 94 |
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