Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 11AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 614 | 1281 | 1871 | 2093 | 1915 | 1999 | 3139 | 4186 | 3971 | 3668 | 3267 | 2963 | 2943 | 2801 | 2752 | 2796 | 2961 | 3325 | 3586 | 3973 | 4234 | 4119 | 3709 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:13AM1.23m | 7:37PM1.37m | 8:16AM1.13m | 8:47PM1.27m | 9:48AM1.08m | 10:22PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10PM0.39m | 2:06AM0.41m | 2:11PM0.50m | 3:28AM0.47m | 3:45PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 614 | 1281 | 1871 | 2093 | 1915 | 1999 | 3139 | 4186 | 3971 | 3668 | 3267 | 2963 | 2943 | 2801 | 2752 | 2796 | 2961 | 3325 | 3586 | 3973 | 4234 | 4119 | 3709 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 96 | 94 | 27 | 15 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 94 | 76 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 209 | 54 | 32 | 94 | 171 | 235 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 93 | 196 | 188 | 93 | 41 | 100 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 27 |
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