Blokken Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. I'll be honest with you, looking at this 16-day window for the Blokken area, it's a bleak one. The data is showing a long stretch of poor conditions, and I don't see any standout days where you'd want to paddle out. It's a tough run.

We start off on Monday the 24th of August, with a tiny 2ft swell from the north, but it’s blown out by a 12 mph cross-offshore wind. The water is a notable 70°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only bright spot. The energy is weak, just 22 (weak), and the period is a short 7 seconds. Not worth getting wet.

The rest of the first week doesn't get any better. Tuesday the 25th has a 2ft north swell with a 5-second period, but a 22 mph easterly wind makes a mess of it. Through Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the swell is tiny, the wind is wrong, and the energy levels are pathetic, often in the single digits. We’re looking at a solid gap of nothing.

Moving into the weekend of the 29th and 30th of August, the swell does start to build, hitting 4ft to 5ft from the west, and the energy climbs to moderate levels (106 to 164). But the wind is a fresh to strong cross-onshore, making it lumpy and messy. It’s just not surfable.

The start of September brings a bigger pulse. On Monday the 31st of August, we see a 6ft west swell with a 7-second period and strong energy (321). But again, the wind is howling at 28 mph from the WSW, creating a strong cross-onshore mess. It's a washing machine. Tuesday the 1st of September pushes up to 8ft from the west, with a very strong energy reading of 654, but it’s still cross-shore with a lumpy cross-chop. At that size with those winds, that’s a kite surfer’s dream, not a paddle surfer’s. The setup is a beach, so that long-period groundswell (which this isn't, it's a short 7 seconds) would be breaking too straight, but we don't even have that luxury.

From Wednesday the 2nd, the swell drops back down, and while the wind shifts to offshore on the 8th of September, the swell is only 4ft to 5ft from the WSW. Even then, the energy is moderate, and after two weeks of "poor surf conditions" in every single forecast, it’s hard to get excited. The consistency is listed as "inconsistent" for Blokken, and this forecast confirms it. When the surf is this poor for this long, it’s just a normal blank run for the area.

The honest truth: there is nothing here to recommend. The entire 16-day window is a write-off. Don't bother. Forecasts can change, but right now, it's a hard pass.

Rusty.

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