Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 3AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1291 | 1657 | 1818 | 2055 | 2632 | 3494 | 3213 | 2831 | 2268 | 1932 | 1891 | 1460 | 1435 | 1332 | 1314 | 1064 | 1045 | 1017 | 1092 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:46PM1.09m | 12:11PM1.25m | 00:31AM1.21m | 12:46PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.59m | 5:55AM0.52m | 6:34PM0.46m | 6:35AM0.41m | 7:08PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | SE 10 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1107 | 1657 | 1818 | 2055 | 2632 | 3494 | — | — | 4 | 1167 | 1635 | 1460 | 143 | 143 | 1054 | 1064 | 1045 | 1017 | 1092 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | W 11 | ESE 9 | — | SE 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 116 | 8 | — | 4 | 181 | 181 | 143 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 1291 | 238 | 38 | 67 | 72 | 36 | 3213 | 2831 | 2268 | 1932 | 1891 | 683 | 1435 | 1332 | 1314 | 440 | 448 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 68 | 188 | 188 | 196 | 197 | 68 | 82 | 82 | 58 | 41 | 10 | 58 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 42 | 0 |
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