Keurbooms Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about Keurbooms. Water’s sitting at about 61°, which is a bit chilly for the season, so grab the rubber. It’s a mixed forecast, so let’s break it down.

We start off with a bit of a bang on Saturday afternoon. The swell is reading 8ft from the southwest, period around 13 seconds, and the wind is a light cross-off. Clean, powerful, and solid. The energy is moderate at 1968, so there’s a bit of push behind it. This one’s for the experienced crew, not the groms.

Sunday gets serious. The swell jumps to 10ft. That’s a lot of water. The wind is offshore in the morning, but at that size, Keurbooms is going to be a washing machine. It’s just too big to be fun. Afternoon gets worse, with the wind swinging south and making it choppy. The energy right then is a massive 5769 – that’s a strong, powerful system, but it’s not your friend.

Monday and Tuesday keep that 10ft+ swell rolling, and it’s still just too big. The wind is mostly on it, and the break is going to be closing out. Not a paddle-surfing day. You’d have more fun on a kite.

The middle of the week settles down. Wednesday and Thursday drop to around 3-5ft, but the swell period is long – 19-20 seconds. That’s proper groundswell. The wind is light, but it’s cross-shore, so you’ll be fighting it a bit for the clean face. It’s surfable, but not perfect.

Now, for the real standout of the first week: Friday the 14th. The swell is 5ft in the morning, 4ft in the afternoon, from the SW with a 15-second period. The wind is a clean cross-offshore breeze from the north. This is the day. Clean, lined up, and with a bit of punch. The energy is moderate, around 1259-1586, but the conditions are going to be prime. This is your best bet for a proper session.

The weekend goes quiet. Saturday and Sunday are small and weak, with easterly windswell under 5ft and short periods. Not worth getting wet for, honestly.

Monday the 17th brings another pulse of SW groundswell – 8ft in the morning, but it’s cross-shore. However, the afternoon is a gem. The wind goes glassy, offshore from the WSW, with a 7ft SW swell at 14 seconds. Another top-shelf session for the experienced surfer.

Then it’s a long stretch of nothing. From Tuesday the 18th through to Friday the 21st, it’s mostly small and onshore. The energy drops right off, into the low hundreds – weak and uninspiring.

It starts to wake up again on Saturday the 22nd with a clean 5ft SW swell and a cross-off breeze. Good, but not amazing.

And then, the sleeper of the whole forecast: Sunday the 23rd. The wind is zero – dead calm, glassy. Swell is only 4ft, but it’s a clean SW groundswell with a 14-second period. Energy is low at 721, but with no wind, it’s going to be a glassy, clean, and fun little session on the longboard. A proper end to the window.

So there you have it. Don’t waste your time on the 9th and 10th – it’s a washing machine. The days to point the car towards the beach are Friday the 14th, Monday afternoon the 17th, and Sunday the 23rd. Those are your clean, fun sessions. The rest is either too big, too messy, or just too small.

Rusty out.

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