Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 6PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 987 | 974 | 974 | 862 | 791 | 791 | 791 | 791 | 733 | 805 | 812 | 1090 | 1195 | 1224 | 1093 | 1077 | 1144 | 1484 | 1752 | 2244 | 2679 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:31PM1.74m | 4:46AM1.55m | 5:06PM1.69m | 5:21AM1.47m | 5:39PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18AM0.00m | 10:47PM0.05m | 10:52AM0.06m | 11:23PM0.12m | 11:25AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 987 | 974 | 974 | 862 | 791 | 791 | 791 | 791 | 733 | 805 | 812 | 1090 | 1195 | 1224 | 1093 | 1077 | 1144 | 1484 | 1752 | 2244 | 2679 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SE 4 | E 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 18 | 100 | 72 | 50 | 40 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 48 | 99 | 119 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 8 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 106 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | — | — | 14 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | 126 | 112 | 70 | 82 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 13 | 16 | — | — | 5 | 10 | 62 | 102 | 154 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 41 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 10 | 10 |
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