Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 9PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 307 | 320 | 362 | 300 | 1134 | 1114 | 816 | 889 | 1018 | 695 | 945 | 968 | 906 | 851 | 809 | 586 | 478 | 275 | 205 | 141 | 334 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:19PM1.56m | 6:36AM1.32m | 7:00PM1.46m | 7:20AM1.21m | 7:44PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.17m | 00:40AM0.26m | 12:39PM0.28m | 1:24AM0.36m | 1:19PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 307 | 320 | 362 | 300 | 892 | 795 | 816 | 889 | 83 | 77 | 945 | 968 | 906 | 851 | 809 | 586 | 478 | 275 | 205 | 112 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 155 | 218 | 273 | 300 | 127 | 110 | 116 | 114 | 52 | 33 | 56 | 54 | 68 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 46 | 147 | 140 | 141 | 334 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | W 11 | W 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 123 | 149 | 146 | 128 | 63 | 116 | 112 | 82 | — | 21 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 47 | 65 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 6 | NNW 4 | WSW 12 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1134 | 1114 | 214 | 10 | 1018 | 695 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 41 | 58 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 68 | 58 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
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