Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 3PM is: 1.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1733 | 1648 | 1798 | 1646 | 1741 | 1972 | 1882 | 1899 | 1491 | 1564 | 2719 | 2320 | 2058 | 1694 | 1672 | 1513 | 1376 | 1305 | 1102 | 1158 | 974 | 862 | 791 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:49AM1.57m | 3:16PM1.67m | 3:31AM1.61m | 3:54PM1.73m | 4:09AM1.60m | 4:31PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04AM0.04m | 9:30PM0.07m | 9:42AM-0.00m | 10:10PM0.04m | 10:18AM0.00m | 10:47PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1733 | 1648 | 1798 | 1646 | 1741 | 1972 | 1882 | 1899 | 1333 | 1224 | 2719 | 2320 | 2058 | 1694 | 1672 | 1513 | 1376 | 1305 | 1102 | 1158 | 974 | 862 | 791 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 19 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | W 4 | W 6 |
| kJ | 242 | 221 | 108 | 106 | 68 | 37 | 393 | 653 | 1491 | 1564 | 117 | 79 | 75 | 38 | 226 | 168 | 164 | 28 | 18 | 137 | 98 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | W 6 |
| kJ | 48 | 30 | 25 | 45 | 39 | 7 | 8 | 71 | 121 | 1208 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | — |
| kJ | 160 | 27 | 33 | 21 | 23 | 45 | 227 | 19 | 15 | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 14 | 24 | 23 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 53 | 45 | 42 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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