Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 2AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1451 | 1451 | 1404 | 1991 | 3334 | 3697 | 3475 | 2884 | 2369 | 1891 | 1632 | 1422 | 1229 | 1073 | 882 | 452 | 387 | 469 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:25PM1.19m | 7:59AM1.02m | 8:25PM1.07m | 9:40AM0.94m | 10:21PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM0.57m | 1:50PM0.65m | 3:11AM0.66m | 3:39PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 1451 | 1451 | 1404 | 1991 | 3334 | 3697 | 3475 | 2884 | 2369 | 1891 | 1632 | 1422 | 1229 | 1073 | 882 | 452 | 387 | 469 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 423 | 460 | 379 | 379 | 317 | 317 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 8 | 28 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 85 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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