Kaolins Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's stare at the charts and see what's shaking for the Kaolin area over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, looking at the entire run, it's a tough outlook. The swell energy is just gutless for the most part, and when a bit of pulse tries to show up, the wind is all over it. We're looking at a long, flat spell to start, with only a brief window of potential towards the very end of the period.

The first recommendation doesn't come until much later, so from now until about the 19th of July, it's mostly small, weak, and messy. There's a bit of a blank run in there where you'd be better off doing just about anything else. The water temp is unremarkable for the time of year, nothing to write home about.

Kaolins is a reef break, and it's inconsistent. It's a tricky spot that needs the right conditions. The good news is it likes a southwest swell, and that's what we get later on.

Towards the end of the run, around Monday the 20th of July, things start to look more interesting. This is the standout, but it's a long way off, so take it with a grain of salt. We've got a moderate pulse of energy coming in, reading a combined 220 (moderate wave energy), with a 4 ft swell from the WNW. The period is a short 8 seconds, so it'll be a bit crumbly and not the most powerful. With a moderate cross-onshore breeze from the WSW, it'll be choppy, so don't expect perfection. It'll be chunky enough for a paddle, but at that size, it’s manageable for most. Because it’s a reef, the short-period swell will still wrap in okay. The crowd level here is listed as "sometimes", so on a Monday you might get it semi-quiet.

For the first week all the way into the second week, the swells are tiny, mostly under 2 ft, with weak energy readings well under 100. The only real exception to the flatness is on Sunday the 19th, where the energy bumps up to 142 (moderate wave energy) with a 3 ft WNW swell, but the wind is onshore or cross-onshore and lumpy. It is just not a good look for a quality surf.

Given the lengthy gap and the lack of quality, the only real call is to keep an eye on that 20th of July window. It’s not a classic, but it’s the only pulse with enough backside to even consider a paddle.

Rusty.

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