Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 3PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 639 | 628 | 628 | 541 | 513 | 418 | 418 | 410 | 345 | 338 | 279 | 223 | 239 | 378 | 413 | 302 | 321 | 390 | 414 | 899 | 1227 | 693 | 588 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:45AM1.46m | 3:06PM1.56m | 3:15AM1.52m | 3:34PM1.64m | 3:45AM1.55m | 4:02PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM0.15m | 9:17PM0.18m | 9:23AM0.10m | 9:46PM0.12m | 9:50AM0.07m | 10:15PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 639 | 628 | 628 | 541 | 513 | 418 | 418 | 410 | 345 | 338 | 279 | 223 | 214 | 378 | 413 | 302 | 321 | 390 | 414 | 899 | 1227 | 476 | 514 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 177 | 158 | 153 | 150 | 150 | 148 | 97 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 186 | 239 | 131 | 131 | 98 | 180 | 160 | 116 | 86 | 61 | 578 | 553 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | WSW 12 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SW 18 | W 3 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 17 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 42 | 203 | 154 | 170 | 12 | 2 | 68 | 57 | 109 | 158 | 123 | 90 | 63 | 88 | 87 | 82 | 119 | 78 | 175 | 14 | 14 | 62 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 580 | 693 | 588 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 196 | 262 | 93 |
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