
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 9AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
919 | 821 | 757 | 669 | 757 | 600 | 609 | 553 | 545 | 473 | 437 | 373 | 319 | 278 | 264 | 213 | 185 | 185 | 195 | 514 | 492 | 431 | 424 | 418 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:39AM1.46m | 4:04PM1.53m | 4:10AM1.48m | 4:34PM1.57m | 4:41AM1.47m | 5:03PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52AM0.14m | 10:12PM0.24m | 10:20AM0.12m | 10:43PM0.22m | 10:48AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
919 | 821 | 757 | 669 | 757 | 600 | 609 | 553 | 545 | 473 | 437 | 373 | 319 | 278 | 264 | 213 | 185 | 185 | 195 | 514 | 492 | 431 | 424 | 418 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 8 | W 19 | SW 19 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
— | 26 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 35 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 38 | 38 | 41 | 166 | 110 | 138 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | S 18 | — | SW 16 | S 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 31 | 48 | 71 | 66 | 33 | 33 | 33 | — | 6 | — | 40 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
20 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 37 | 3 | 191 | 34 | 32 | 206 | 251 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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