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Lat Long: 33.14° S 27.71° E

Kidds Beach Surf Photo: 'early perfection' by Johann Rademeyer

Issued: 1 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kidds Beach sea temperature is

17.6°C

2.1°

Kidds Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW		S	ENE
	9 s	glass		9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 September at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kidds Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SW	SSW	S	ENE
	9 s	cross- on	3 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 September at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kidds Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW	S	ENE	ENE
	10 s	cross- on	10 s	9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 September at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kidds Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SW	SSW	S	ENE
	10 s	cross- on	6 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 September at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kidds Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WSW	SW	SSE	ENE
	10 s	cross	8 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 September at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kidds Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WSW	SW	SSE	ENE
	10 s	cross	9 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 September at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kidds Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WSW	SW	SSE	ENE
	10 s	cross	10 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 September at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kidds Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WSW	SW	SSE	ENE
	10 s	cross	10 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 September at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kidds Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WSW	SW	SE	ENE
	10 s	cross	11 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 September at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kidds Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WSW	SW	SE	E
	11 s	cross	11 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 September at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kidds Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SE
	11 s	cross- on	11 s	11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 September at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kidds Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SE
	11 s	cross- on	11 s	11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 September at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kidds Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SE
	11 s	cross	11 s	11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 September at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kidds Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	SW	SSW	SE
	11 s	cross- off	11 s	11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 September at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kidds Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW		SSW	SE
	10 s	off		10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 September at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kidds Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNW		SSW	SE
	10 s	off		10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 September at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kidds Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNW		SSW	SE
	10 s	off		10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 September at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kidds Beach around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 29 minutes before low water (falling spring tide). Tide height was 0.3m (0.9 ft). Range 1.95m (6.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Kidds Beach Surf Photo: 'early perfection' by Johann Rademeyer

really goood waves!! heavy offshore,big swell, but unsurfable

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User: Johann Rademeyer (3 photos)

Country: South Africa (562 photos)

Photo taken at: 7:33 am 29 Sep 2012