Surf Forecasts:
Kaolins surf forecast from 14 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 18 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 18 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period, W swell with 1,519 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 15 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Kaolins this week:
The surf forecast for Kaolins over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Kaolins in the next 16 days are 1.6m 17s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 2s period and expected on Monday (Sep 21) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 15th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kaolins over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let me switch over again. It’s still a mixed bag, just in different numbers.
First, Monday the 14th: tiny west swell at about 3 ft, glassy morning, water temp is 66°, running about 3° warmer than normal. Not much happening with weak energy.
Tuesday the 15th and Wednesday the 16th are grim. Tuesday’s 2 ft with crosswind mess. Wednesday bumps to 4 ft west swell, period 10 seconds, moderate energy, but wind goes cross-off then cross, so not clean.
Thursday the 17th: 4 ft with onshore winds at 16 mph. Choppy, ugly.
Friday the 18th is the one—early morning, 6 ft west swell with a huge 16-second period, energy screaming at 1843. Wind is light cross-shore. This is some serious groundswell hitting the reef. That’s expert-only territory. Crowds turn up sometimes, so go early. The afternoon is roasted by 19 mph cross-onshore.
Saturday the 19th down to 4 ft and choppy. Skip it.
Sunday the 20th morning: 3 ft west, clean with light offshore from NE, but barely enough push.
Monday the 21st: 4 ft west, 14-second period, clean cross-off wind. Still only marginal.
Then it goes small from Tuesday the 22nd onward. Lots of 1 ft to 3 ft days, clean but puny, with energy under 100. The only other blip is Tuesday the 29th morning—3 ft west swell, 13-second period, light offshore from NE, combined energy 333. It’s promising but a long way out.
The bottom line: there’s a big gap after that Friday standout. For an inconsistent reef like Kaolins, that’s normal. But that Friday the 18th session is a legit bullet on the calendar.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 17 | W 15 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 74 | 51 | 66 | 167 | 276 | 706 | 326 | 363 | 273 | 225 | 1519 | 957 | 488 | 295 | 216 | 181 | 168 | 167 | 324 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | on | off |
High Tide | 7:27PM4.10m | 7:41AM3.94m | 7:57PM3.81m | 8:11AM3.70m | 8:29PM3.49m | 8:43AM3.42m | 9:04PM3.16m | 9:22AM3.13m | 9:49PM2.84m | 10:19AM2.85m | 11:12PM2.60m | 12:23PM2.71m | 1:53AM2.64m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:43AM0.29m | 2:00PM0.39m | 2:18AM0.60m | 2:38PM0.71m | 2:55AM0.94m | 3:21PM1.05m | 3:39AM1.28m | 4:15PM1.38m | 4:40AM1.56m | 5:33PM1.60m | 6:08AM1.69m | 7:07PM1.60m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — |
 | 8:29 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 11 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 17 | W 15 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 |
| kJ | 81 | 74 | 51 | 38 | 167 | 276 | 386 | 326 | 363 | 169 | 225 | 1519 | 957 | 488 | 295 | 216 | 181 | 168 | 167 | 324 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | W 13 | WSW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 23 | 4 | 13 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 311 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | WNW 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | NE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | 706 | — | 239 | 273 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 0 | 55 | 113 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 108 | 248 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
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