Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 4AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 410 | 345 | 338 | 279 | 232 | 239 | 378 | 413 | 302 | 321 | 390 | 408 | 899 | 682 | 639 | 553 | 624 | 1817 | 1762 | 1679 | 1439 | 1444 | 1272 | 1182 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | off | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:15AM1.52m | 3:34PM1.64m | 3:45AM1.55m | 4:02PM1.68m | 4:16AM1.55m | 4:32PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23AM0.10m | 9:46PM0.12m | 9:50AM0.07m | 10:15PM0.09m | 10:19AM0.07m | 10:46PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 410 | 345 | 338 | 279 | 223 | 174 | 378 | 413 | 302 | 321 | 390 | 408 | 899 | 682 | 486 | 537 | 586 | 1817 | 1762 | 1679 | 1439 | 1444 | 1272 | 1182 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 95 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 232 | 239 | 165 | 131 | 98 | 98 | 163 | 119 | 86 | 198 | 578 | 553 | 624 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 57 | 109 | 158 | 123 | 90 | 63 | 58 | 87 | 82 | 77 | 78 | 175 | 14 | 61 | 62 | 40 | 37 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 9 | 639 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 239 | 265 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 42 | 16 |
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