Kiama Pool Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Honestly, for the 16-day window ahead, we’ve got a bit of a tough stretch to start. The first week is pretty average, with a lot of marginal or poor conditions, but things finally look to turn around towards the end of August and into early September. There’s a couple of standout windows that will make it worth hanging in there.

For this outlook, the only break we’re looking at is Kiama Pool (Kiama). It’s a reef break for advanced surfers only, and it’s fairly consistent. The water temperature is about 65°, roughly a degree warmer than average for this time of year – feels nice, not a big deal.

The first real light comes on Friday, 21 August – morning is your better bet. We’ve got clean, cross-off conditions from the west (about 6 mph), with waves around 3 feet from the ENE coming in at a short period of 7 seconds. It’s not firing, but it’s surfable. Combined swell energy is weak at 78. The afternoon gets a touch bigger at about 3 feet from the NE (6 seconds, energy 128), but still ordinary.

Saturday, 22 August is a write-off – tiny waves under 2 feet and poor. Sunday, 23 August morning has a bit more size (about 4 feet from the S, 8 seconds) with rain showers, but the wind is onshore. It’s marginal, with energy jumping to 246 – modest, but the quality isn’t there.

From Monday, 24 August through to Tuesday, 26 August, it’s a messy stretch. Moderate to fresh onshore winds from the north and northeast, waves hovering between 3 and 4 feet, but mostly poor and choppy. Wednesday, 26 August morning cleans up a bit with cross-off wind from the south, but it’s still only surfable, not good.

Thursday, 27 August morning is where things turn. Glassy conditions, zero wind, with about 4 feet of S swell at 8 seconds – clean lines. Combined energy is 358, moderate. That’s your first genuine standout. The morning session will be clean and fun for those who can handle a reef.

Friday, 28 August morning nearly repeats the magic – light offshore from the NW (about 3 mph), glassy, about 4 feet of S swell at 10 seconds, energy 359. This is a beauty. These two mornings (27th and 28th) are the best on offer in this whole forecast. The afternoon on the 28th gets onshore and drops off, so hit it early.

After that, Saturday, 29 August morning has a solid offshore from the SSW at about 12 mph giving clean conditions, but the swell drops to about 3 feet with a 9-second period (SSE). Surfable but not standout. Combined energy 180.

From Sunday, 30 August into Tuesday, 1 September, the swell fades hard – between 2 and 2 feet – and winds are off or cross-off. It’s poor or ordinary, with energy dropping under 100. That’s nearly three days of nothing exciting.

Wednesday, 2 September and Thursday, 3 September are mostly poor with onshore winds, though Thursday morning (3rd) picks up to about 3 feet from the south at a 10-second period – marginal, but at least there’s some size (energy 258).

Saturday, 5 September morning is the final highlight. Glassy calm, no wind, with about 2 feet of SSE swell but a very long period of 15 seconds – that’s groundswell energy. Combined energy jumps to 351. The period is long, so this deep reef will handle it well, drawing in clean, powerful lines. The crowd could be a factor here as “sometimes” is listed, so on a glassy Saturday expect a few locals out.

In summary: don’t waste your time on the first week. The real windows are Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th of August mornings, plus the Saturday 5th of September morning. That’s where the clean, glassy conditions and decent swell come together.

Rusty.

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