Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 12PM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 894 | 2067 | 2454 | 2992 | 6708 | 6795 | 6494 | 5940 | 5004 | 4631 | 4341 | 4556 | 4497 | 4848 | 4848 | 4848 | 4572 | 4193 | 3436 | 2903 | 2390 | 2223 | 3169 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:32PM1.37m | 00:56AM1.33m | 1:16PM1.50m | 1:38AM1.43m | 1:53PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.39m | 6:55PM0.32m | 7:05AM0.28m | 7:37PM0.19m | 7:44AM0.19m | 8:14PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 894 | 1129 | 2454 | 1642 | 6708 | 6795 | 6494 | 5940 | 5004 | 4631 | 4341 | 4556 | 4497 | 4848 | 4848 | 4848 | 4572 | 4193 | 3436 | 2903 | 2390 | 2223 | 3169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 515 | 52 | 47 | 2992 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 60 | 54 | 35 | 34 | 20 | — | 1680 | 924 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 35 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | 70 | 2067 | 1416 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 40 | 73 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 706 | 833 | 954 | 42 | 47 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 35 | 58 | 76 | 58 | 49 | 41 |
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