Kaolins Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve had a proper look at what’s on offer for Kaolins over the next couple of weeks. I’ll be straight with you – it’s a pretty grim run for the most part. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak, and messy conditions that’ll test your patience. The water temp is sitting at 66°, which is about average for the time of year, so no drama there.

We kick off from Saturday the 8th of August, and it’s a struggle. The swell is tiny, barely 0.7 ft to 1.0 ft from the west, with weak energy (9-24). Winds are mostly cross-off in the mornings but turn onshore or cross-on in the afternoons, making it choppy and unsurfable. This flat spell drags on through to Wednesday the 12th – that’s nearly five days of nothing you’d want to paddle out for.

Thursday the 13th of August is where things get a bit more interesting. The morning session sees a 2 ft west-southwest swell with a 11-second period – that’s a proper groundswell – and the energy jumps to 155 (moderate). The wind is a clean cross-off from the north-northwest, so it’s looking clean. The surf is still on the small side, but it’s surfable. The afternoon picks up to 5 ft from the west with a strong 780 energy, but the wind swings cross-shore from the northwest, creating a cross-chop. It’s a marginal call, but for a few hours Thursday morning, it’s the best we’ve got.

Friday the 14th of August is a bit of a tease. The morning is clean with a 3 ft west swell (121 energy), but it’s still poor conditions. The afternoon bumps up to 3 ft with 272 energy and clean winds – it’s surfable but ordinary. The swell is still small, and the period is only 9 seconds, so it’s not packing much punch.

The next week from Saturday the 15th to Sunday the 23rd of August is mostly a write-off. Swell hangs around 1.0 ft to 6 ft, but the winds are almost always onshore or cross-on, with the afternoon sessions getting choppy and lumpy. The only real standout in the second week is Friday the 21st of August morning. We’ve got a 3 ft west swell with a 10-second period, 212 energy (moderate), and a clean cross-off from the north with only a 3 mph breeze. It’s surfable, but it’s not going to set the world on fire. The rest of that week is a mix of onshore slop and small, weak waves.

For the one standout in this whole outlook, I’m pointing you to Thursday the 13th of August morning at Kaolins (reef). The swell is 2 ft from the west-southwest, period 11 seconds, and the offshore wind is clean from the north-northwest. It’s small, but the reef should focus that groundswell, and the energy is moderate (155). It’s the only time in the 16 days where the conditions line up for a decent session. The crowds are “sometimes” here, so you might have a few others around, but nothing too hectic.

Honestly, this is a tough stretch. The swell never really gets going, and the wind is against us most days. If you’re desperate for a paddle, Thursday morning is your window. Otherwise, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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