Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 3AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2369 | 1891 | 1632 | 1422 | 1229 | 1073 | 882 | 802 | 407 | 423 | 326 | 317 | 292 | 427 | 473 | 471 | 652 | 1017 | 1193 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:25PM1.07m | 9:40AM0.94m | 10:21PM1.01m | 11:56AM0.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.66m | 3:39PM0.74m | 5:33AM0.65m | 6:08PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 2369 | 1891 | 1632 | 1422 | 1229 | 1073 | 882 | 802 | 407 | 423 | 326 | 274 | 292 | 427 | 473 | 471 | 652 | 1017 | 1193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 423 | 436 | 435 | 379 | 323 | 317 | 317 | 247 | 176 | 173 | 97 | 11 | 26 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | 123 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | NW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 25 | 16 | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 22 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 35 | 10 | 0 |
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