Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 6PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1074 | 1130 | 1525 | 2342 | 2586 | 2830 | 2417 | 2310 | 2084 | 2084 | 1930 | 1811 | 1668 | 1575 | 1086 | 1572 | 1768 | 2107 | 2326 | 2183 | 2148 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:39PM1.60m | 5:55AM1.37m | 6:12PM1.47m | 6:30AM1.25m | 6:46PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM0.15m | 11:57PM0.21m | 11:56AM0.26m | 00:31AM0.33m | 12:28PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1074 | 1130 | 1525 | 2342 | 2586 | 2830 | 2417 | 2310 | 2084 | 2084 | 1930 | 1811 | 1668 | 1575 | 1086 | 1572 | 1768 | 2107 | 2326 | 2183 | 2148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | E 11 | WSW 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 440 | 471 | 576 | 9 | 392 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 9 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 22 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 41 | 68 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 76 | 68 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 16 | 16 | 304 | 0 | 0 |
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