Kleinmond 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.34° S 19.00° E

Issued: 1 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kleinmond sea temperature is

13.9°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 (17 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kleinmond at 7AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	12s
Afternoon (17 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Evening (17 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.
	Thursday 17								Friday 18								Saturday 19
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1569	1594	1271	1347	1180	1007	851	897	798	770	831	708	770	1021	946	903	786	712	700	448	448	978	1336	1680
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			6:20AM1.14m				6:33PM1.15m				7:04AM1.02m				7:24PM1.02m					8:41AM0.92m				9:33PM0.94m
Low Tide	00:13AM0.41m				12:17PM0.51m				00:50AM0.54m				12:58PM0.64m				1:57AM0.65m					2:47PM0.74m


	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	16	17	16	13	13	12	11	12	17	19	17	13	12	13	11	12	17	21	21	15	13
Feels °C	7	7	8	8	9	8	6	8	7	5	6	8	10	9	7	6	8	6	7	13	16	16	11	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	1569	1594	1271	1347	1180	1007	851	897	798	770	831	708	770	1021	946	903	786	712	700	448	448	978	1336	1680
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	W 12	W 12	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 14	SW 20	SW 18	SW 18	WSW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	—	—
kJ	334	144	187	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	167	15	12	49	31	42	163	41	251	350	398	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	ESE 5
kJ	261	223	214	202	202	251	209	154	145	124	116	154	214	229	191	194	188	168	155	129	148	178	129	83
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Queens Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	2	4	1	3
Distance (km)	24	24	235	235	823	350	41	13	13	30	30	70	70	79	74	30	22	22	22	13	22	74	24	22
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg							De Kelders	Gansbaai	Gansbaai	De Kelders	De Kelders						Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Hawston	Koeel Bay		De Kelders	Koeel Bay
Rating (10 max)							4	3	3	3	3						2	2	2	3	2		4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Beach Road Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	7	5	5	5	5	5	9	9	8	5	5	5	6	6	4	5	5	9	8	5	4

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