Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 5PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the E by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1040 | 913 | 778 | 778 | 700 | 1259 | 1677 | 2601 | 3950 | 5597 | 5938 | 5091 | 4552 | 3899 | 3364 | 2295 | 2263 | 2795 | 2534 | 1886 | 1519 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:55PM1.21m | 1:58AM1.29m | 2:31PM1.31m | 2:34AM1.36m | 3:04PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01PM0.49m | 8:23AM0.33m | 8:37PM0.40m | 8:55AM0.25m | 9:10PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1040 | 913 | 778 | 778 | 700 | 1259 | 1677 | 2601 | 3950 | 5597 | 5938 | 5091 | 4552 | 3899 | 3364 | 2295 | 2263 | 2795 | 2534 | 1886 | 1519 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 19 | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 318 | 367 | 390 | 304 | 447 | 274 | 37 | 513 | — | 1415 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | S 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 132 | 57 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | 342 | 315 | 160 | 171 | 239 | 245 | 35 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 251 | 251 | 719 | 251 | 94 | 53 | 16 | 94 | 94 | 53 | 48 | 47 |
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