Kaolins Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, let’s get into the outlook for Kaolin’s (Kaolins) for the next couple of weeks. To be straight up, it’s a pretty flat and funky stretch for us surfers. Most of the time, we’re stuck with weak, tiny dribble or mess from the wind. The water temp is right around normal for this time of year at about 67°, so the rubber feels fine.

We’ve got a big empty hole at the start. From Thursday 13th August right through to Saturday 22nd, it’s mostly a no-go zone. The swells are tiny, mostly under 3 feet, and the wind keeps switching around, onshore or just sloppy. The energy in the water is weak (combined energy from 8 up to 40 in most cases). A couple of mornings might look clean, but there’s nothing to ride.

Now, Sunday 23rd August, the morning shows a bit of life. It’s dead glassy with a light south breeze at 3 mph. The wave height bumps up to about 4 feet from the west, with an 8-second period and moderate energy (212). It’s called “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” If you’re just itching to get wet, that’s your only real window all week. The afternoon goes downhill again.

Come Monday 24th August into Friday 28th, we see the biggest swell of the whole period, but the wind is still a problem. Monday morning has a 5-foot west swell with moderate energy (380), but it’s cross-onshore and pretty choppy. If the wind’s howling onshore and it’s lumpy, that’s way more interesting for the kite guys than for us on a paddleboard. The real energy shows up on Friday 28th August. The morning has a 5-foot west-northwest swell, and by the afternoon, we’re looking at a solid 5 feet from the west-northwest, blowing offshore at 19 mph, clean, and packing strong energy (642). That Friday afternoon is your real target. It’s two weeks away, so don’t book your flights yet, but for the advanced crew on this reef break, that’s the best shot you’ll get. Expect some company, because crowds are possible here.

For everything else? Leave the board on the rack.

Rusty.

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