Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 3AM is: 1.8m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 218 | 555 | 1580 | 2758 | 3171 | 3697 | 4671 | 2662 | 2113 | 1787 | 1480 | 1576 | 1505 | 1255 | 1383 | 1299 | 1083 | 1067 | 572 |
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 | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 10:28PM1.15m | 11:40AM1.14m | 00:06AM1.23m | 12:49PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.62m | 5:16AM0.51m | 5:56PM0.53m | 6:34AM0.38m | 7:05PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 218 | 245 | 1580 | 2758 | 3171 | 3697 | 4671 | 2662 | 2113 | 1787 | 1480 | 1576 | 1505 | 1255 | 1383 | 1299 | 1083 | 1067 | 572 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 24 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 38 | 555 | 268 | 306 | 241 | 141 | 14 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 36 | 30 | 194 | 9 | 9 | 347 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 26 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 104 | 38 | 37 | 40 | 59 | 26 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | 161 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ENE 3 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 106 | 63 | 28 | 37 | 48 | 74 | 352 | 136 | 121 | 129 | 81 | 4 | 330 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 102 | 94 | 94 | 53 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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