Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 2PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2417 | 2149 | 2084 | 2084 | 1930 | 1811 | 1668 | 1575 | 1246 | 1572 | 1768 | 1915 | 2345 | 2306 | 2306 | 2148 | 2011 | 1771 | 1665 | 1665 | 1451 | 1369 | 1381 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:55AM1.37m | 6:12PM1.47m | 6:30AM1.25m | 6:46PM1.33m | 7:08AM1.13m | 7:25PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56AM0.26m | 00:31AM0.33m | 12:28PM0.39m | 1:06AM0.45m | 1:02PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2417 | 2149 | 2084 | 2084 | 1930 | 1811 | 1668 | 1575 | 1246 | 1572 | 1768 | 1915 | 2345 | 2306 | 2306 | 2148 | 2011 | 1771 | 1665 | 1665 | 1451 | 1369 | 1381 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | W 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 377 | 464 | 576 | 944 | 339 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 41 | 76 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 10 | 27 | 10 | 0 |
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