Surf Forecasts:
Voelklip surf forecast from 4 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 6 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period, SW swell with onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 6 Oct, 5PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period, SW swell with 7,938 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 4 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Voelklip this week:
The surf forecast for Voelklip over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 04) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Voelklip in the next 16 days are 4.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 06) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 10s period and expected on Friday (Oct 09) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sun 4th Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Tue 6th Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Tue 6th Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Voelklip over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 411 | 708 | 1053 | 666 | 520 | 972 | 2611 | 7938 | 6520 | 4255 | 4848 | 4635 | 3261 | 2743 | 4293 | 3170 | 2460 | 1739 | 1468 | 1032 | 904 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | on | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off |
High Tide | 9:52AM1.11m | 10:37PM1.11m | 11:31AM1.22m | 00:02AM1.21m | 12:32PM1.37m | 00:56AM1.33m | 1:16PM1.50m | 1:38AM1.43m | 1:53PM1.61m | 2:15AM1.50m | 2:26PM1.67m | 2:48AM1.54m | 2:58PM1.69m | 3:19AM1.55m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:23PM0.59m | 5:07AM0.51m | 5:58PM0.47m | 6:17AM0.39m | 6:55PM0.32m | 7:05AM0.28m | 7:37PM0.19m | 7:44AM0.19m | 8:14PM0.10m | 8:19AM0.14m | 8:46PM0.04m | 8:51AM0.11m | 9:17PM0.03m | ||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 411 | 708 | 1053 | 666 | 520 | 972 | 1795 | 7938 | 6520 | 4255 | 4848 | 4635 | 3261 | 2743 | 4293 | 3170 | 2460 | 1739 | 1468 | 1032 | 904 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 15 | ESE 9 | SW 17 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | WSW 18 | SW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 123 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 318 | 45 | 2396 | 32 | 35 | 86 | — | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 32 | 107 | 703 | 643 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 18 | ESE 8 | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | E 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 48 | 7 | — | 207 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 8 | 84 | 330 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | 24 | 234 | — | — | — | 29 | 2611 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 928 | 93 | 44 | 0 | 42 | 24 | 41 | 10 | 24 | 20 | 325 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 |
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