Keramas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break it down for Keramas over the next couple of weeks. This is a reef break that’s very consistent, and it’s dialed in for south-southwest swell, which is exactly what we’re gettin’. Water temp is about average for this time of year, nothin’ weird.

The story here is a long stretch of cross-onshore and onshore wind, which is gonna keep the surface a bit bumpy and messy. The swell is there, but it’s not gonna be glassy. The real standout is the end of the first week, around Friday the 28th of August. That morning we’re lookin’ at a solid 8ft of SSW groundswell with a very long 16 second period, and the combined energy is a strong 3065 – that’s serious power. The wind is cross-onshore, so it’s not perfect, but for a reef break like this, that size and period will pump out some heavy, well-shaped waves. It’s over 8ft though, so this is only for the experts. That Friday afternoon is still solid at 8ft, but the wind goes onshore, so the morning is the best window.

After that, the swell drops off into the weekend, with cleaner conditions on Sunday the 30th – lighter winds, onshore, but the swell is only 4ft in the morning, then jumps to 7ft in the afternoon, but that’s a shorter period SSE swell. The second week is more hit-and-miss, with a slight bump in energy around Tuesday the 1st of September, with 6ft SSW swell and a very long 19 second period, and combined energy of 2581. Still cross-onshore though. The rest of the week fades into smaller, onshore slop.

Bottom line: if you’re an expert, the Friday 28th morning is the one to circle. It’s got the size, the direction, and the grunt. Just expect some chop. The rest of the run is pretty average for Keramas – not flat, but nothin’ to write home about.

Rusty

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