Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 2PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1976 | 1711 | 1744 | 1680 | 928 | 778 | 1055 | 940 | 836 | 770 | 708 | 708 | 940 | 865 | 825 | 724 | 634 | 570 | 396 | 396 | 404 | 1155 | 1735 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:20AM1.17m | 6:32PM1.17m | 7:03AM1.04m | 7:21PM1.04m | 8:35AM0.94m | 9:27PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:16PM0.52m | 00:49AM0.55m | 12:56PM0.65m | 1:53AM0.67m | 2:37PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1976 | 1711 | 1744 | 1680 | 928 | 778 | 1055 | 940 | 836 | 770 | 708 | 708 | 940 | 865 | 825 | 724 | 634 | 570 | 396 | 396 | 355 | 1155 | 1735 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | E 11 | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | SW 14 | SW 20 | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 144 | 180 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 214 | 15 | — | 49 | 31 | 91 | 203 | 41 | 241 | 297 | 404 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 170 | 211 | 190 | 140 | 134 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 32 | 47 | 77 | 77 | 66 | 48 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 37 | 62 | 51 | 36 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 251 | 251 | 305 | 1267 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 103 | 103 | 94 | 100 | 47 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 47 | 97 | 15 | 0 |
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