Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 6PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 177 | 163 | 233 | 172 | 142 | 160 | 304 | 304 | 299 | 295 | 376 | 511 | 667 | 834 | 1265 | 2061 | 1977 | 1672 | 1497 | 1359 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:37PM1.47m | 1:55AM1.47m | 2:17PM1.61m | 2:35AM1.55m | 2:53PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53PM0.22m | 8:07AM0.13m | 8:34PM0.10m | 8:44AM0.06m | 9:11PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 251 | 177 | 163 | 233 | 172 | 142 | 119 | 304 | 304 | 299 | 295 | 376 | 511 | 667 | 718 | 1265 | 2061 | 1977 | 1672 | 1497 | 1359 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | S 9 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 188 | 70 | 94 | 79 | 42 | 140 | 160 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 280 | 834 | 568 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | W 11 | SW 15 | SSE 9 | S 8 | WSW 11 | S 8 | W 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | — | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 78 | 62 | 94 | 107 | 26 | 12 | 38 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 18 | — | 8 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | SE 10 | S 3 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | 38 | 5 | 33 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 93 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 93 | 93 | 16 | 0 |
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