Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 9PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2358 | 2326 | 1733 | 1591 | 1482 | 1144 | 946 | 640 | 512 | 481 | 392 | 666 | 643 | 596 | 639 | 628 | 628 | 617 | 522 | 495 | 486 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:10PM1.34m | 2:15AM1.37m | 2:38PM1.46m | 2:45AM1.46m | 3:06PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02AM0.33m | 8:19PM0.37m | 8:29AM0.23m | 8:48PM0.27m | 8:56AM0.15m | 9:17PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 2358 | 2326 | 1733 | 1591 | 1482 | 1144 | 946 | 640 | 512 | 377 | 343 | 666 | 643 | 596 | 639 | 628 | 628 | 617 | 522 | 495 | 486 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 248 | 226 | 144 | 107 | 373 | 64 | 146 | 260 | 273 | 337 | 309 | 241 | 230 | 167 | 218 | 215 | 153 | 148 | 145 | 145 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | WSW 16 | W 4 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | 288 | 291 | 366 | 481 | 392 | 223 | 184 | 193 | 42 | 203 | 108 | 108 | 26 | 7 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 4 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 177 | 167 | 94 | 90 | 90 | 14 | 348 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 48 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 47 | 44 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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