Surf Forecasts:
Kaolins surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 27 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period, WNW swell with 475 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 27 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW 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 Monday (Jul 27) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 9s. 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 1.8m 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 25) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kaolins over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again. Let's give it to you in feet.
Honestly, I'm not going to sugar-coat it – the next couple of weeks are looking dead. We've got a proper flat spell on the horizon. Nothing is happening right now, and we're staring at a long gap before anything is even worth a second look.
We don't get a sniff of anything surfable until Monday, July 27th. Even then, it's a whisper.
Monday Morning, July 27th
This is your one and only chance in the whole outlook. Kaolins is an advanced, inconsistent reef that rarely shows its face, so you've got to be dialed in. The swell is a tiny 3ft from the West, with a period of 9 seconds. The combined swell energy is a weak 159. But the wind – oh, the wind – is glassy, coming out of the NNE at only 5 km/h. It will be clean as a whistle. That's the only window. The water temp is 20°, a touch warmer than normal for the season, so you might get away with a thinner wetsuit.
The Rest of the Run
After that little window on the 27th, the afternoon gets ruined by a cross-onshore wind, and the rest is a washout. The 30th of July morning shows clean offshore wind, but with a swell of only 2ft, it's just not enough to do anything with.
There's a bump in size around the 1st of August, with the swell hitting 3ft and energy hitting 212, but the wind is directly onshore, trashing it. The energy keeps climbing through the 3rd of August, hitting 514 on Monday morning, but it's all onshore with rain and storms. It’s just messy.
With the constant onshore wind, the small, short-period swell, and the fact it's a reef, this whole stretch looks more like a kite-surfing scenario than a paddling one. There's just no quality for us.
Hang tough. Forecasts change, but this one's a stinker.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
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 kJ | 16 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 76 | 123 | 221 | 381 | 159 | 198 | 106 | 60 | 58 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:00AM2.99m | 12:42PM2.96m | 1:24AM2.88m | 2:04PM2.97m | 2:43AM2.92m | 3:10PM3.10m | 3:41AM3.06m | 4:00PM3.29m | 4:24AM3.24m | 4:40PM3.50m | 5:00AM3.42m | 5:15PM3.70m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM1.23m | 6:22AM1.29m | 6:58PM1.35m | 7:28AM1.37m | 8:08PM1.34m | 8:33AM1.33m | 9:10PM1.22m | 9:30AM1.19m | 10:02PM1.04m | 10:18AM0.99m | 10:46PM0.83m | 10:59AM0.79m | 11:25PM0.64m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
 | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SE 5 | NW 4 | W 8 | S 6 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 188 | 159 | — | 106 | 60 | 58 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | WSW 9 | NW 6 | SE 4 | WNW 3 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | NW 6 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | E 3 | — | NE 2 | SE 4 | — | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 9 | — | W 9 | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | WSW 2 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 5 | 33 | 76 | 123 | 221 | 381 | — | 198 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 479 | 396 | 477 | 307 | 307 | 307 | 814 | 487 | 594 | 680 | 202 | 113 | 825 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 29 | 55 | 0 |
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