Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 12AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 475 | 760 | 643 | 596 | 639 | 628 | 628 | 541 | 513 | 418 | 418 | 410 | 345 | 284 | 279 | 223 | 239 | 384 | 413 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:38PM1.46m | 2:45AM1.46m | 3:06PM1.56m | 3:15AM1.52m | 3:34PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM0.27m | 8:56AM0.15m | 9:17PM0.18m | 9:23AM0.10m | 9:46PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | 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 |
| kJ | 371 | 760 | 643 | 596 | 639 | 628 | 628 | 541 | 513 | 418 | 418 | 410 | 345 | 284 | 279 | 223 | 174 | 384 | 413 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 320 | 241 | 230 | 167 | 177 | 158 | 153 | 148 | 150 | 148 | 97 | 126 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 186 | 239 | 165 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 475 | 223 | 184 | 193 | 42 | 199 | 336 | 144 | 12 | 26 | 68 | 57 | 109 | 158 | 123 | 90 | 63 | 58 | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 97 | 428 | 331 | 274 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
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