Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Voelklip today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Voelklip at 8PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Voelklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1149 | 1052 | 963 | 831 | 756 | 683 | 629 | 629 | 617 | 835 | 850 | 1269 | 1791 | 2310 | 3124 | 3080 | 3243 | 2850 | 2201 | 1934 | 1147 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:05AM1.02m | 10:35PM0.99m | 11:26AM1.12m | 11:46PM1.09m | 12:11PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41PM0.71m | 4:58AM0.62m | 5:53PM0.59m | 5:55AM0.52m | 6:34PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — | E 11 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1149 | 1052 | 963 | 831 | 756 | 683 | 629 | 629 | 617 | 835 | 850 | 1269 | 1791 | 2310 | 3124 | 3080 | — | 2 | 62 | 1255 | 1147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 119 | 102 | 53 | 72 | 63 | 55 | 3243 | 2850 | 2201 | 1934 | 151 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 41 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 82 | 325 | 82 | 93 | 188 | 197 | 197 | 82 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 58 |
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