Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 4AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 791 | 791 | 791 | 733 | 805 | 812 | 1127 | 1318 | 1243 | 1093 | 1137 | 965 | 1130 | 1389 | 2342 | 2767 | 2830 | 2587 | 2310 | 2084 | 1930 | 1783 | 1811 | 1734 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:46AM1.55m | 5:06PM1.69m | 5:21AM1.47m | 5:39PM1.60m | 5:55AM1.37m | 6:12PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM0.06m | 11:23PM0.12m | 11:25AM0.15m | 11:57PM0.21m | 11:56AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 791 | 791 | 791 | 733 | 805 | 812 | 1127 | 1318 | 1243 | 1093 | 1137 | 965 | 1130 | 1389 | 2342 | 2767 | 2830 | 2587 | 2310 | 2084 | 1930 | 1783 | 1811 | 1734 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 30 | 32 | 48 | 99 | 108 | 14 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | — | — | 14 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 4 | — | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 19 | 59 | 11 | — | — | 2 | 25 | 18 | 41 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 82 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 10 | 42 | 27 |
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