Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 2PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4041 | 3543 | 3029 | 2891 | 2825 | 2756 | 2938 | 2840 | 3005 | 3325 | 3419 | 4101 | 4046 | 3936 | 3536 | 3119 | 2521 | 2158 | 2254 | 2909 | 4616 | 4910 | 4458 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:16AM1.13m | 8:47PM1.27m | 9:48AM1.08m | 10:22PM1.23m | 11:33AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.41m | 2:11PM0.50m | 3:28AM0.47m | 3:45PM0.57m | 5:11AM0.46m | 5:37PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 4041 | 3543 | 3029 | 2891 | 2825 | 2756 | 2938 | 2840 | 3005 | 3325 | 3419 | 4101 | 4046 | 3936 | 3536 | 3119 | 2521 | 2158 | 2254 | 2909 | 4616 | 4910 | 4458 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 35 | 0 | 48 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 76 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 225 | 342 | 521 |
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