Surf Forecasts:
Voelklip surf forecast from 16 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 17 Jun, 8PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 18 Jun, 8AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period, SW swell with 2,655 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 16 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s 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 Tuesday (Jun 16) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 15s. 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 2.4m 15s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 18) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jun 17) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 16th Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Wed 17th Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Thu 18th Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Voelklip over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 568 | 573 | 933 | 1327 | 1359 | 2263 | 1618 | 1120 | 925 | 736 | 565 | 486 | 427 | 304 | 1138 | 1443 | 1367 | 961 | 959 | 672 |
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 | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:24PM1.59m | 4:39AM1.57m | 5:12PM1.57m | 5:29AM1.48m | 6:02PM1.54m | 6:19AM1.38m | 6:53PM1.48m | 7:12AM1.26m | 7:46PM1.40m | 8:11AM1.16m | 8:44PM1.33m | 9:18AM1.09m | 9:45PM1.27m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11AM0.03m | 10:34PM0.15m | 10:57AM0.07m | 11:26PM0.19m | 11:44AM0.14m | 00:19AM0.26m | 12:31PM0.23m | 1:15AM0.34m | 1:20PM0.33m | 2:15AM0.41m | 2:14PM0.44m | 3:20AM0.47m | 3:16PM0.52m | 4:29AM0.49m | |||||||
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 | 7:47 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — |
 | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 222 | 568 | 573 | 933 | 1327 | 1359 | 2263 | 1618 | 1120 | 925 | 736 | 565 | 486 | 427 | 304 | 1138 | 1443 | 1367 | 471 | 959 | 672 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 20 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 147 | 6 | 217 | 37 | 59 | 1144 | — | — | 15 | 208 | 218 | 49 | 91 | 85 | 134 | 39 | 51 | 234 | 961 | 306 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 15 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 322 | 212 | — | 91 | 85 | 34 | 23 | 12 | 64 | 173 | 173 | 301 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 3 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 70 | 43 | 24 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 53 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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