Kaolins Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty bleak for a proper surf. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak, and messy conditions, and it’s going to take a while before we see anything with any real push. Don’t get too excited about the far-off horizon either, because even then, the wind looks like it’s going to mess things up.

The first real chance of a wave at Kaolins (the reef break here) doesn’t show up until Friday the 14th. Before that, from now until Thursday the 13th, it’s a write-off. We’re talking about ankle-biters, mostly under 2ft, with poor, choppy winds. There’s a bit of a clean window on the morning of Saturday the 9th, but with a swell of just 1ft and a 9-second period, there’s just nothing to ride. This is a long, flat spell, so don't bother checking the cam.

Things start to look slightly less pathetic on Friday morning the 14th. We finally get a 3ft swell out of the WSW with a 9-second period. The combined energy (140) is finally in the moderate zone, but it’s still pretty weak. The wind is offshore from the NE, which is a good sign, and it should be clean. It’s not going to be epic, but it’s surfable.

Saturday the 15th morning is actually our best bet in this whole forecast. The swell bumps up to a clean 3ft from the W, with that same 9-second period. The combined energy pushes up to 179, and we have a gentle offshore breeze from the NE. This is the standout window. Kaolins will be small but clean and rideable--perfect for getting a few longboard waves on a soft board. The afternoon looks like it’s going to get chopped up by a cross-onshore breeze, though, so get your session in early.

After that, we go back to small, onshore slop on Sunday the 16th. Then, Monday the 17th rolls around and we see a bump in size, with 7ft of swell, but it’s coming with strong, lumpy cross-onshore winds. The energy is strong (833), but the quality is going to be trash. It’s going to be a big, messy, wind-blown ocean. This looks more like a kite-surfing day than a paddle-surfing day. The same story continues into Tuesday the 18th, with 8ft of WSW swell and even more onshore wind, making it a big, lumpy mess. For a reef break, that's going to be a washing machine.

We’ll get a bit of a drop in size on Wednesday the 19th, but it’s still crossed up and choppy. By the end of the window, on Thursday the 20th, we’re back down to small and onshore. So, to sum it up: there's one good, clean morning on Saturday the 15th, and the previous day is worth a look. Everything else is either flat or blown out. It's a tough run.

Stay patient.

Rusty.

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