Kings Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Kings Beach has on the table for the next couple of weeks.

First thing you need to know: the water temp is sitting at 68°, which is about 2° cooler than normal for this time of year. That’s not a big deal, just a bit of a nip in the air – nothing a good 4/3 won’t handle.

Overall, this is a tough stretch for Kings Beach. We’ve got a long, dry spell of poor conditions and small, disorganized swell coming up. The first real chance of anything decent doesn’t roll in until Monday the 7th of September, so that’s about a week and a half of mostly flat to junk surf to sit through. You’ll see some 3 ft to 3 ft of windswell from the east and southeast over the next week, but the wind is almost always onshore or cross-onshore and choppy. The wave energy is mostly weak to moderate (values between 63 and 278) but the wind just kills it.

Let’s walk through it:

Wednesday the 26th of August – Morning has 3 ft of ENE swell at 8 seconds with a light cross breeze, but the wave comment says it all – poor conditions. The afternoon cleans up a bit with a light cross-offshore breeze, but it’s still very ordinary.

Thursday the 27th is a write-off with strong onshore winds, and Friday the 28th isn’t much better. The weekend (29th-30th) sees the swell bump up to 3 ft-6 ft from the southeast, but the wind is ugly – onshore and strong. That 6 ft on Sunday afternoon is a messy, short-period windswell (6 seconds) with an onshore gale. It’s a kiter’s session, not a paddle surfer’s.

The entire first week through to Monday the 7th of September is a series of poor surf conditions with scores of zero. The combined energy is moderate at times (values like 242, 278, 221), but the wind direction and speed ruin any chance of a clean wave. There is a glimmer early on Wednesday the 2nd of September with a glassy morning, but it’s only 3 ft of 8-second ENE swell – surfable but very ordinary.

The only standout on the whole menu is Monday the 7th of September morning. This is your best bet. We’ve got a 4 ft swell coming from the SSE with a period of 9 seconds. The wind is offshore (NNW) at a light 9 mph, creating clean, gentle offshore conditions. The combined swell energy is a solid 221, so there’s some proper push in the water. Kings Beach is a reef setup exposed to SSE swell, so this direction is spot on for it. The period of 9 seconds isn’t a true long-period groundswell, but it’s enough to give some shape and make paddling out easier. It’s not huge (4 ft), so it’s good for intermediates and even confident beginners. Crowds are *sometimes* an issue here, but on a Monday morning with this average forecast, you might get lucky with a few less bods.

After that, the swell drops off quickly into small, weak 1 ft to 2 ft stuff for the rest of the second week. The last little chance is Thursday the 10th of September morning – 3 ft from the east, glassy wind, surfable but ordinary again.

So here’s the bottom line: don't get too excited for the next 11 days. The only time to really consider paddling out is the morning of Monday the 7th of September. The rest is a waiting game. That’s Kings Beach for you sometimes – a real teaser.

Stay patient, keep an eye on the wind shifts, and don’t be afraid to wait for that one clean morning.

Rusty.

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