Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 3AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 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 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 966 | 990 | 754 | 680 | 700 | 614 | 514 | 407 | 386 | 283 | 308 | 233 | 352 | 380 | 331 | 335 | 442 | 435 | 350 |
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 | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on |
High Tide | 11:40PM1.02m | 12:29PM1.10m | 00:36AM1.13m | 1:05PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48PM0.72m | 6:14AM0.59m | 6:45PM0.59m | 6:54AM0.47m | 7:19PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 966 | 990 | 754 | 680 | 700 | 614 | 514 | 407 | 386 | 283 | 308 | 233 | 352 | 380 | 331 | 335 | 442 | 435 | 350 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 57 | 169 | 167 | 160 | 138 | 88 | 88 | 64 | 5 | 62 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | SE 6 | SE 7 | S 15 | S 14 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ENE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 3 | ESE 6 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 42 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 47 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 42 |
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