Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 4PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3171 | 3697 | 4525 | 2662 | 2113 | 1787 | 1480 | 1576 | 1505 | 1255 | 1288 | 1197 | 1083 | 1067 | 572 | 355 | 635 | 561 | 251 | 177 | 166 | 233 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 11:40AM1.14m | 00:06AM1.23m | 12:49PM1.30m | 1:08AM1.36m | 1:37PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16AM0.51m | 5:56PM0.53m | 6:34AM0.38m | 7:05PM0.37m | 7:26AM0.25m | 7:53PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 3171 | 3697 | 4525 | 2662 | 2113 | 1787 | 1480 | 1576 | 1505 | 1255 | 1288 | 1197 | 1083 | 1067 | 572 | 355 | 635 | 561 | 251 | 177 | 166 | 233 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | S 12 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 246 | 173 | 14 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 35 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 347 | 330 | 12 | 28 | 188 | 70 | 94 | 79 | 107 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 9 | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SW 18 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | E 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 59 | 26 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 33 | — | 161 | 10 | 13 | 96 | 4 | 42 | 78 | 62 | 2 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 4 | E 6 | ENE 3 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 46 | 58 | 352 | 121 | 145 | 64 | 81 | 5 | 330 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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