Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 4AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 330 | 321 | 421 | 414 | 961 | 769 | 599 | 631 | 645 | 1975 | 1885 | 1572 | 1522 | 1444 | 1346 | 1182 | 1162 | 1012 | 939 | 828 | 799 | 702 | 738 | 451 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | glassy | off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:45AM1.55m | 4:02PM1.68m | 4:16AM1.55m | 4:32PM1.68m | 4:48AM1.52m | 5:04PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50AM0.07m | 10:15PM0.09m | 10:19AM0.07m | 10:46PM0.09m | 10:49AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 330 | 321 | 421 | 414 | 86 | 580 | 599 | 631 | 645 | 1975 | 1885 | 1572 | 1522 | 1444 | 1346 | 1182 | 1162 | 1012 | 939 | 828 | 799 | 702 | 738 | 451 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 98 | 98 | 163 | 116 | 25 | 425 | 586 | 553 | 545 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 373 | 230 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | ESE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 82 | 77 | 80 | 175 | 11 | 61 | 61 | 37 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 147 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 961 | 769 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 93 | 93 | 47 | 15 | 16 | 42 | 16 | 42 | 262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 10 |
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