Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 3PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 883 | 678 | 535 | 437 | 221 | 141 | 268 | 314 | 496 | 1736 | 2141 | 2414 | 2390 | 2063 | 1886 | 1474 | 1341 | 1229 | 1209 | 1125 | 1031 | 1042 | 852 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:20AM1.21m | 7:44PM1.34m | 8:10AM1.10m | 8:34PM1.23m | 9:16AM1.02m | 9:41PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.41m | 2:12AM0.46m | 2:05PM0.53m | 3:12AM0.54m | 3:08PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 883 | 678 | 535 | 437 | 221 | 107 | 93 | 128 | 496 | 1736 | 2141 | 2414 | 2390 | 2063 | 1886 | 1474 | 1341 | 1229 | 1209 | 1125 | 1031 | 1042 | 852 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 58 | 30 | 140 | 141 | 268 | 314 | 89 | 25 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 72 | 120 | 111 | 105 | 323 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 83 | 61 | 93 | 169 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 41 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 66 | 193 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 58 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
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