Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 8PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WNW 6 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 374 | 277 | 268 | 299 | 325 | 190 | 174 | 165 | 230 | 350 | 719 | 939 | 1542 | 3183 | 3289 | 1129 | 1267 | 1556 | 1565 | 2063 | 2318 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:59PM1.58m | 5:18AM1.40m | 5:29PM1.45m | 5:48AM1.29m | 5:59PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM0.17m | 11:15PM0.19m | 11:18AM0.28m | 11:43PM0.30m | 11:46AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 374 | 277 | 268 | 121 | 114 | 190 | 174 | 165 | 116 | 350 | 719 | 939 | 1542 | 3183 | 3289 | 1129 | 598 | 1556 | 1565 | 2063 | 2318 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 80 | 49 | 37 | 197 | 193 | 16 | 17 | 42 | 192 | 125 | 7 | 7 | 422 | 171 | 360 | 641 | 1267 | 488 | 529 | 915 | 475 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 13 | — | SW 15 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | S 9 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | WSW 13 | ESE 11 | E 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 21 | 26 | — | 36 | 16 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 65 | 43 | 42 | 24 | 101 | 23 | 9 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | E 11 |
| kJ | 29 | 48 | 176 | 299 | 325 | 94 | 87 | 154 | 230 | 350 | 669 | 555 | 733 | — | — | — | — | 116 | 92 | 198 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 83 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 83 | 145 | 93 | 93 | 145 | 27 | 196 | 15 | 262 | 262 | 248 | 248 | 48 | 47 |
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