Keurbooms Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, and I’ve been poring over the charts for Keurbooms. Let me tell you, this is a proper story of two halves, with some absolute monsters lining up for the second week but you’ll need to be a seasoned charger to make the most of it.

First things first, the water is sitting at a chilly 60° this week, which is about 4° colder than normal for this time of year. You’re going to want a good thick steamer, boys.

We’re kicking things off on Wednesday the 26th, and honestly, it’s a write-off. The swell is a messy 8ft from the SSW with a long 16-second period, but that ESE wind is howling at 12 mph, cross-on and lumpy. The combined energy is massive at 3862, but the quality is just not there. It’s a big, grovelly mess. Thursday the 27th is where we see the first real window. The swell drops to a clean 7ft from the SSW, still a long period at 12 seconds, and the wind goes dead glassy in the morning with a slight SE breeze at 3 mph. That’s about as good as it gets for conditions, with 1664 combined energy. The afternoon holds that glassy feel with an ENE breeze, dropping to 5ft from the S. It’s excellent for the experienced crew, but the size might put the groms off.

Friday the 28th drops off significantly, with the swell fading to 5ft and cross-on winds, so it’s only marginal. The weekend looks messy again until Sunday the 30th. That morning brings a short-period 7ft from the SSW (period of 8 seconds) with a light west wind, offering cleanish conditions but the wave shape will be all over the place. The standout of the first week, though, is Sunday afternoon. The wind drops to dead calm, glassy, and the swell is a clean 5ft from the SW with a 13-second period (combined energy 869). That’s a beautiful, clean, long-period groundswell that will wrap in nicely.

After that, Monday the 31st is tiny and ordinary, and the whole first part of the second week is a bit of a gap for the average surfer.

Now, here’s where it gets serious. From Tuesday the 1st of September right through to Saturday the 6th, we are staring down the barrel of some serious, heavy swell. It kicks off Tuesday afternoon with a 13ft SW swell at a 14-second period, clean with a cross-off wind, but the combined energy hits a massive 10401. That is way beyond beginner territory. This is strictly for experts. The whole Wednesday and the following days have waves over 12ft, culminating on Friday the 4th with a 23ft ESE swell at 12 seconds and a 15111 combined energy reading. Onshore winds will chop it up a bit, but the sheer power is insane. This is big-wave territory only. The set-up at Keurbooms, being a beach break, might actually be more interesting for the kite-surfing crew with that much water moving, as those long-period groundswells can break a bit straight on the sand.

We finally get a reprieve on Sunday the 6th. The swell drops to a much more manageable 5ft to 6ft from the ESE and SSW, and the wind is light or glassy again. That morning and afternoon window on the 6th looks like a proper, excellent session for the experienced surfer.

To be honest, the best bets are Thursday morning the 27th for a clean, solid session, and then Sunday the 6th of September for the clean-up after the big swell. The rest is either too small, too messy, or too big for anyone but the hardcore chargers.

Rusty.

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