Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 1AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 812 | 1127 | 1318 | 1127 | 1155 | 1026 | 1074 | 1130 | 1389 | 2309 | 2767 | 2830 | 2587 | 2310 | 2084 | 1930 | 1783 | 1783 | 1643 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:06PM1.69m | 5:21AM1.47m | 5:39PM1.60m | 5:55AM1.37m | 6:12PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23PM0.12m | 11:25AM0.15m | 11:57PM0.21m | 11:56AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 812 | 1127 | 1318 | 1127 | 1155 | 1026 | 1074 | 1130 | 1389 | 2309 | 2767 | 2830 | 2587 | 2310 | 2084 | 1930 | 1783 | 1783 | 1643 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 108 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | E 4 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 9 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 41 | 68 | 10 | 10 |
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