
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 1PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 10 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
968 | 1056 | 933 | 782 | 694 | 558 | 414 | 471 | 425 | 1238 | 1638 | 1382 | 3096 | 2875 | 2768 | 2372 | 2178 | 1736 | 1355 | 1091 | 878 | 1732 | 683 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:11AM1.59m | 3:27PM1.75m | 3:45AM1.60m | 3:59PM1.73m | 4:17AM1.56m | 4:30PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17AM0.03m | 9:45PM0.00m | 9:49AM0.04m | 10:16PM0.03m | 10:20AM0.09m | 10:46PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
968 | 1056 | 933 | 782 | 694 | 558 | 414 | 471 | 425 | 1238 | 1638 | 1382 | 3096 | 2875 | 2768 | 2372 | 2178 | 1736 | 1355 | 1091 | 878 | 778 | 683 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | S 9 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | 34 | 65 | 107 | 393 | — | 42 | 799 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | 75 | 431 | 328 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 171 | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | — |
206 | 145 | 171 | 180 | 180 | 158 | 129 | 107 | 88 | 83 | 141 | 122 | 118 | 120 | 128 | 135 | 220 | 238 | 238 | 182 | 389 | 1732 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 100 | 100 | 325 | 325 | 103 | 100 | 16 | 48 | 53 | 103 | 103 | 94 | 16 | 94 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 16 | 47 | 16 | 0 |
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