
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 6AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
281 | 260 | 177 | 131 | 128 | 100 | 100 | 123 | 119 | 110 | 102 | 84 | 239 | 623 | 1014 | 2610 | 2117 | 2246 | 1850 | 1997 | 1824 | 1520 | 1457 | 1230 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 3:32AM1.60m | 3:43PM1.72m | 4:11AM1.57m | 4:24PM1.65m | 4:54AM1.51m | 5:08PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33AM0.09m | 10:02PM-0.01m | 10:13AM0.13m | 10:42PM0.06m | 10:57AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
281 | 260 | 177 | 131 | 128 | 100 | 100 | 123 | 119 | 110 | 102 | 84 | 147 | 253 | 583 | 2610 | 2117 | 2246 | 1850 | 1997 | 1824 | 1520 | 1457 | 1230 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | SE 8 | ESE 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | S 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
18 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 92 | 86 | 98 | 63 | 60 | 41 | 40 | 239 | 623 | 1014 | — | 14 | 44 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 21 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 11 | — |
10 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 31 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 69 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 11 | — | — | — | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 3 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 4 | SE 9 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 29 | 7 | 50 | 53 | 50 | 18 | — | 17 | 34 | 12 | 62 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 325 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 93 | 93 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 93 | 325 | 16 | 0 |
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