Keurbooms Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for Keurbooms.

Right off the bat, we’ve got a bit of a slow start. Monday the 31st of August is a write-off, with tiny 1ft cross-onshore slop and weak combined energy (71). Not worth a paddle. Tuesday the 1st of September isn’t much better – the swell jumps to 8ft from the SW with a solid 12-second period, which is a nice groundswell, but that cross-onshore wind keeps it messy. The combined energy jumps to (1556) but the conditions are marginal. The same goes for Wednesday the 2nd; we’ve got a proper 10ft SW swell with a 13-second period, pumping energy (3081), but the wind is still cross-onshore and the size is getting into big territory. Too big for beginners, and even for experienced guys, the wind is just not cooperating.

Then we hit a real standout. Thursday the 3rd of September morning. The wind goes glassy, dead calm, and we’ve got a clean 6ft SW groundswell with a 13-second period. The energy is solid (1312) and the water is sitting at 59°, which is a whopping 5° colder than normal for this time of year – so that’s a very unusual chill. That Thursday morning session is the best on offer, with clean, glassy conditions and proper swell. It’s an intermediate-friendly size, but the power is there for a good one. The break is exposed, and the swell is coming from the SW, which is not its absolute optimum from the SE, but with glassy wind, you take it.

After that, it gets ugly. Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th are blown out by strong ESE winds hitting 18 mph, with lumpy, 12ft surf. That’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a clean paddle session. The swell is too big and the wind is onshore. Sunday the 6th sees a massive 17-second period SSW groundswell, with energy screaming at (7077), but it’s paired with 18-22 mph cross-onshore winds. The period is so long it’ll be hard to handle at a beach break anyway – it’s the kind of swell that needs a point or reef, but the wind ruins it.

We then have a long stretch of marginal or poor conditions from Monday the 7th right through to Saturday the 12th of September. The wind is mostly cross-onshore, the swell is either too small or too messy. There’s a small window on Wednesday the 9th morning with a glassy 4ft swell from the E, but the energy is weak (331) and it’s not a standout.

The next notable chance comes on Sunday the 13th of September. The morning shows a 7ft SW swell with a 10-second period, and a cross-offshore wind from the NNW. That’s clean, with decent energy (844). It’s a solid intermediate wave. The afternoon gets even better for shape: 8ft SW swell, light cross-shore wind from the SSW, and the energy jumps to (1307). It’s still called marginal, but the conditions are way better than the previous week.

Monday the 14th of September morning is another glassy one, but with a smaller 4ft SW swell. Clean, but small. Tuesday the 15th sees a return to 8ft SSE swell, but the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, so it stays messy.

So, looking at the whole 16 days, the absolute standout is Thursday the 3rd of September morning. Glassy, clean 6ft SW groundswell. If you can get out there, that’s the one. The other decent call is Sunday the 13th of September, with cleaner cross-offshore wind and a solid 7-8ft SW swell. The rest is a mixed bag of blown-out or small conditions. There’s a big gap of poor surf from the 4th to the 12th, so don’t hold your breath mid-week.

Rusty.

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