Blokken Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for Blokken.

To be straight with you, it’s a tough outlook. We’ve got a 16-day window staring at us, and the first recommendation doesn’t show up until much later. The start is a real flat spell. The swell is tiny or non-existent for days, with poor conditions and wrong wind directions. Honestly, you’re looking at a big gap with nothing worth paddling out for. But don’t lose hope; when it does turn, there are a couple of moments that could be worth a look.

Thursday 13th and Friday 14th August are a write-off: ankle-slappers at best with poxy onshore winds. Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th stay poor – a bit of bumpy, short period chop, but the wind is messy. The first whiff of something happens Monday 17th August morning. It’s glassy, calm, but the swell is a tiny 1 ft from the NNW at only 6 seconds. It’s clean but basically flat. Not really surfable. The water temp anomaly is a massive 6°F warmer than usual – that’s very unusual for the time of year, so you can ditch the wetsuit for a springy if you’re even thinking about getting wet.

We finally get a pulse of energy on Tuesday 20th August afternoon. The swell pushes up to 6 ft from the WNW, but with a short period of 6 seconds. The wind is cross-onshore from the N at 15 mph, making it choppy. The combined swell energy hits 209 (moderate), but the wind ruins it. This is more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddling one.

The real standout in this whole run looks to be Saturday 22nd August. We get an early start that morning with the swell running 3 ft from the NNW at a better 8-second period. The wind swings around to an offshore from the E at 12 mph, keeping the surface clean. The combined energy is 107 (moderate). It’s not a bomb, but it’s the best combination of size and clean conditions we see in the whole forecast. That Saturday afternoon is also workable, with a cleaner cross-offshore breeze, though the swell drops slightly to 3 ft. This is your window. Blokken is exposed to this swell and handles the NNW direction, but with only an 8-second period it won’t hold a face like a longer period groundswell. For the size, it’s doable for intermediates. Crowds are listed as *sometimes*, so you might have company, but it won’t be a zoo.

Sunday 23rd starts glassy again in the morning, with 2 ft from the N, but the energy is low at 37. Monday 24th August morning offers a clean 2 ft from N with a light offshore, but the energy is still weak. Things get a little more interesting on Wednesday 26th August afternoon, with a 5 ft WNW swell and a combined energy of 165 (moderate), but the wind is cross-onshore from the W, putting a chop on it. After that, the last few days of August are mostly messy, with strong cross-shore winds and choppy sea states. Not worth planning a session around.

Look, the only real highlight in this 16-day stretch is Saturday 22nd August. Get up early for the cleanest conditions on that 3 ft, 8-second NNW swell. It’s not a classic day, but it’s the best we’re going to get. The rest is a lot of waiting.

Rusty.

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