Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 4PM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1638 | 1382 | 3096 | 2875 | 2601 | 2229 | 2038 | 1736 | 1355 | 1180 | 961 | 778 | 683 | 600 | 520 | 451 | 374 | 319 | 268 | 263 | 384 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:59PM1.73m | 4:17AM1.56m | 4:30PM1.67m | 4:48AM1.49m | 4:59PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM0.04m | 10:16PM0.03m | 10:20AM0.09m | 10:46PM0.09m | 10:49AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 1638 | 1382 | 3096 | 2875 | 2601 | 2229 | 2038 | 1736 | 1355 | 1091 | 961 | 778 | 683 | 600 | 520 | 451 | 374 | 319 | 268 | 263 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 7 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 49 | 799 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 140 | — | — | 109 | 67 | 112 | 97 | 61 | 58 | 59 | 26 | 190 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 80 | 80 | 128 | 109 | 183 | 205 | 200 | 216 | 109 | 1180 | 143 | 131 | 12 | — | 8 | 18 | 66 | 98 | 176 | 176 | 384 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 48 | 15 | 262 | 262 | 100 | 94 | 53 | 47 | 47 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 93 | 145 |
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