Kleinmond 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.34° S 19.00° E

Issued: 1 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kleinmond sea temperature is

14.5°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kleinmond today (16 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kleinmond at 9AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Evening (16 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	13s

Table - waves today at Kleinmond. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.
	Wednesday 16								Thursday 17								Friday 18
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	3338	2591	2466	1922	2067	1288	1319	1697	1569	1594	2081	1935	1180	1076	913	897	798	770	756	756	770	1021	932	888
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			5:47AM1.26m				5:58PM1.29m				6:20AM1.14m				6:33PM1.15m				7:04AM1.02m				7:24PM1.02m
Low Tide	11:43PM0.29m				11:46AM0.38m				00:13AM0.41m				12:17PM0.51m				00:50AM0.54m				12:58PM0.64m


	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	13	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	14	15	15	15	13	12	13	12	13	16	16	16	13	12	12	11	12	17	18	16	14	15
Feels °C	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	6	7	6	8	8	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	10	8	8	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	3338	2591	2466	1922	2067	1288	1319	1697	1569	1594	2081	1935	1180	1076	913	897	798	770	756	756	770	1021	932	888
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	SW 15	SW 14	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	W 12	W 12	E 11	—	E 10	E 11	—	—	—	—	SW 20	SW 20	WSW 18	SW 18	WSW 18
kJ	16	365	521	1089	488	1164	599	273	334	144	139	9	—	8	10	—	—	—	—	15	15	31	49	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	ESE 13	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	63	16	40	40	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SE 5	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	115	275	313	332	261	200	171	171	171	150	117	117	119	133	123	185	216	176	143
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Baboon Point West Coast	Garbage Dump West Coast	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	De Kelders Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Milnerton Cape Town	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Kamer Van Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	1	4	4	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	2	1	3	3
Distance (km)	16	16	222	287	311	233	259	24	24	24	22	350	235	1384	41	13	13	13	30	70	73	1963	79	79
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay	Dolphin Point							De Kelders	Koeel Bay				De Kelders	Gansbaai	De Kelders	Gansbaai
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4							4	3				4	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Big Bay Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast		Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3		4	4
Header Global	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Angourie Point Australia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Haapiti French Polynesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Charleston New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Weld Road New Zealand	Graveyards New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	El Huerto Spain
Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	4	8	5	7	6	5	5	5

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