Kleinmond 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.34° S 19.00° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kleinmond sea temperature is

13.5°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 (23 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kleinmond at 4AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Afternoon (23 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s
Evening (23 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 23								Thursday 24								Friday 25
	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)	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	304	293	254	254	162	159	132	111	170	175	366	796	1145	1277	1169	1077	1028	864	850	747	694	614	568	494
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	W	SSW	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	SSE	SE	E	ENE	NNE	ESE	W	SW	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	1:12AM1.23m				1:33PM1.36m				1:44AM1.35m					2:01PM1.49m				2:15AM1.44m				2:29PM1.60m
Low Tide			7:24AM0.33m				7:47PM0.31m				7:52AM0.23m					8:15PM0.19m				8:20AM0.14m				8:44PM0.08m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—
Temp °C	18	16	16	18	19	19	18	18	17	18	18	22	25	24	20	20	21	21	21	22	23	22	20	21
Feels °C	18	16	16	19	19	18	16	16	16	17	18	22	24	24	20	21	23	23	23	23	24	24	20	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	304	293	254	254	162	159	132	106	102	100	366	796	1145	1277	1169	1077	1028	864	850	747	694	614	568	494
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	W 9	S 10	SW 7	SSW 17	SSW 17	SW 10	WSW 10	SW 12	—	SSE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	16	14	10	11	11	14	8	23	30	109	79	64	110	—	74	97	63	51	38	33	26	18	69	208
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 10	S 13	S 12	S 12	WSW 9	S 12	SW 7	S 10	SW 14	SW 14	SW 10	WSW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 16	W 16	—	SSW 17	ESE 7	S 9
kJ	8	13	12	11	16	10	11	7	7	7	79	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	—	29	10	42
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SE 6	SE 4	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	10	49	111	170	175	153	127	127	190	145	175	123	109	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kleinmond Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Nine Mile Reef Cape Town	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Gordons Bay Harbour Cape Town	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	2	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	43	13	13	13	17	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	13	13	0	0	25	13	13
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	9	5	6

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