Voelklip Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, checking in for the Voelklip area. The next couple of weeks are starting off with a bang, so let's get right into it.

We’ve got a solid pulse of south-west groundswell hitting us this week, and the early calls are looking clean. The water temp is sitting at 59°, which is about average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.

The real standout is Monday the 6th. First thing in the morning, we’ve got a clean 7 ft swell from the WSW with a light offshore breeze. The wave energy is right on that moderate-to-strong threshold (999). By the afternoon, it cleans up even more as the wind goes glassy and the swell pumps up to 7 ft with a nice 11-second period, pushing the energy into strong territory (1173). This is the pick of the early window for sure. Voelklip is a reef break, and this kind of setup will have it reeling. It’s very consistent and exposed to the swell, so expect a few out there as it can get busy.

Tuesday the 7th keeps the stoke going. Morning sees a clean 7 ft swell from the SW with a cross-off breeze. The period stretches to 12 seconds, adding some real punch (1188 energy). Again, the afternoon is the hero with glassy conditions on the same size swell, and the period bumps up to 13 seconds, giving us the biggest energy reading so far (1526). This is excellent, powerful surf for experienced surfers.

Wednesday the 8th through Friday the 10th, the swell hangs in there between 7 ft and 8 ft, but the wind gets a bit messy with cross-onshore and moderate breezes. The energy is high – even hitting over 2500 on Thursday morning – but the quality dips. The waves will be there, just not as clean. It could get a bit chunky out there, and with size over 8 ft, it’s expert territory.

We get a bit of a lull over the weekend of the 11th and 12th, with the swell dropping to around 5 ft to 5 ft. A clean, offshore morning on Sunday the 12th offers a glimmer, but the energy drops right off. Then from Monday the 14th through Wednesday the 16th, we hit a flat spell. The swell plummets to 2 ft with almost no energy (104), and the wind is a messy cross-shore. Gotta park the board for those days.

Now, keep an eye on Thursday the 16th of July. The models are promising a solid return. The morning kicks off with a clean 7 ft SW groundswell (1132 energy), and by the afternoon it’s looking even better: 8 ft from the SW with a 12-second period and a light cross-off breeze, pushing energy up to 1916. That’s a promise of powerful, clean waves for the experienced crew. The weekend after that looks a bit mixed up with onshore winds, but the long-term window on Sunday the 19th shows another 7 ft clean swell, and Tuesday the 21st finishes the run with small, glassy 4 ft to 4 ft conditions. All solid potential, but the 16th is the one to circle as a possible heater, though it’s far out, so keep checking back.

Rusty, signing off.

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