Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 7AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3119 | 2521 | 2158 | 2288 | 3301 | 4881 | 4435 | 3963 | 3587 | 3165 | 2879 | 3260 | 2831 | 2777 | 2591 | 2196 | 1839 | 1440 | 1326 | 1313 | 1360 | 797 | 1068 | 2636 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:33AM1.12m | 11:57PM1.28m | 12:51PM1.25m | 1:08AM1.39m | 1:47PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM0.46m | 5:37PM0.54m | 6:35AM0.36m | 6:59PM0.41m | 7:35AM0.23m | 7:58PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 3119 | 2521 | 2158 | 2288 | 3301 | 4881 | 4435 | 3963 | 3587 | 3165 | 2879 | 2711 | 6 | 6 | 2591 | 2196 | 1839 | 1440 | 1326 | 1313 | 1360 | 408 | 917 | 2636 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 10 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 7 | 141 | 537 | 1068 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | SW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 94 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3260 | 2831 | 2777 | — | — | — | — | 362 | 734 | 763 | 797 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 93 | 47 | 262 | 48 | 262 | 262 | 378 | 379 | 1414 | 2642 | 262 | 100 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 225 | 325 | 16 | 16 |
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