Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 12AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 10 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 694 | 558 | 414 | 407 | 425 | 1238 | 1638 | 1484 | 3096 | 2875 | 2601 | 2229 | 1907 | 1736 | 1355 | 1186 | 961 | 1255 | 683 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:27PM1.75m | 3:45AM1.60m | 3:59PM1.73m | 4:17AM1.56m | 4:30PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM0.00m | 9:49AM0.04m | 10:16PM0.03m | 10:20AM0.09m | 10:46PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 694 | 558 | 414 | 407 | 425 | 1238 | 1638 | 1484 | 3096 | 2875 | 2601 | 2229 | 1907 | 1736 | 1355 | 1186 | 961 | 852 | 683 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | — | S 10 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | SE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | 34 | 65 | 86 | 393 | — | 70 | 799 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 210 | — | — | 167 | 150 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 74 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | — |
| kJ | 176 | 149 | 121 | 106 | 88 | 80 | 90 | 118 | 147 | 183 | 227 | 264 | 253 | 232 | 1230 | 205 | 206 | 1255 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 325 | 103 | 100 | 16 | 47 | 16 | 100 | 262 | 262 | 97 | 94 | 53 | 48 | 47 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 0 |
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