Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 8AM is: 1.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1899 | 1665 | 1564 | 2719 | 2320 | 2058 | 1694 | 1672 | 1513 | 1376 | 1305 | 987 | 974 | 974 | 862 | 791 | 889 | 902 | 889 | 863 | 936 | 781 | 1008 | 1053 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 3:31AM1.61m | 3:54PM1.73m | 4:09AM1.60m | 4:31PM1.74m | 4:46AM1.55m | 5:06PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42AM-0.00m | 10:10PM0.04m | 10:18AM0.00m | 10:47PM0.05m | 10:52AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1899 | 1333 | 1224 | 2719 | 2320 | 2058 | 1694 | 1672 | 1513 | 1376 | 1305 | 987 | 974 | 974 | 862 | 791 | 889 | 902 | 889 | 863 | 936 | 781 | 1008 | 1053 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | ESE 9 | E 4 |
| kJ | 653 | 1491 | 1564 | 99 | 75 | 38 | 37 | 226 | 172 | 168 | 168 | 18 | 140 | 98 | 71 | 48 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 55 | 26 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SW 20 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 110 | 1665 | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | 42 | 40 | 26 | 25 | — | — | — | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 217 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 32 | 73 | 43 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 12 | 15 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 82 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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