Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 24s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 9PM is: 0.8m 24s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 24s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1102 | 928 | 705 | 661 | 1122 | 1641 | 1733 | 1648 | 1798 | 1646 | 1741 | 1972 | 1882 | 1899 | 1491 | 1564 | 2719 | 2320 | 2058 | 1715 | 1571 |
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 | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:34PM1.55m | 2:49AM1.57m | 3:16PM1.67m | 3:31AM1.61m | 3:54PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM0.12m | 8:47PM0.15m | 9:04AM0.04m | 9:30PM0.07m | 9:42AM-0.00m | 10:10PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1102 | 928 | 705 | 545 | 1122 | 1641 | 1733 | 1648 | 1798 | 1646 | 1741 | 1972 | 1882 | 1899 | 1333 | 1101 | 2719 | 2320 | 2058 | 1715 | 1571 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SE 10 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 102 | 287 | 661 | 278 | 278 | 242 | 259 | 108 | 106 | 69 | 37 | 98 | 653 | 1491 | 1564 | 101 | 76 | 79 | 68 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | SE 9 | S 10 | SW 22 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 20 | — | — | — | 48 | 31 | 29 | — | 39 | 8 | 306 | 108 | 92 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 8 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 29 | 80 | 72 | 814 | 634 | 185 | 27 | 41 | 126 | 37 | 39 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 173 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 53 | 47 | 42 | 42 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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