Kleinmond 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.34° S 19.00° E

Issued: 7 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kleinmond sea temperature is

13.6°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 (18 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kleinmond at 12PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	11s
Afternoon (18 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Evening (18 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning).
	Friday 18							Saturday 19								Sunday 20
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	831	770	652	784	1021	946	825	786	700	700	448	398	1077	1572	1796	1719	1568	1452	1288	1094	998	809	784
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	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	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		7:04AM1.02m				7:24PM1.02m					8:41AM0.92m				9:33PM0.94m					11:25AM0.96m
Low Tide				12:58PM0.64m				1:57AM0.65m					2:47PM0.74m				4:48AM0.67m					5:48PM0.69m


	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	12	16	19	17	13	12	12	11	12	18	20	20	15	14	14	14	15	20	24	23	17	16
Feels °C	5	6	8	10	9	7	8	8	7	8	15	16	16	11	11	11	11	12	17	21	20	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12
kJ	831	770	652	784	1021	946	825	786	700	700	448	355	1077	1572	1796	1719	1568	1452	1288	1094	998	809	784
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 14	SW 20	SW 18	SW 18	WSW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	167	15	12	49	31	42	163	41	341	398	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5
kJ	111	116	123	189	275	238	175	133	113	125	90	122	177	115	73	61	59	54	59	91	157	115	55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Off The Wall Cape Town	Hawston Overberg	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Dumps Cape Town	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	2	4	4	1	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	1
Distance (km)	30	30	79	70	70	30	22	13	13	22	13	22	74	13	24	22	22	22	17	13	70	13	22
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	De Kelders	De Kelders					Koeel Bay	De Kelders	De Kelders	Koeel Bay	De Kelders	Koeel Bay		Gansbaai	Gansbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Koeel Bay	De Kelders		Voelklip	Koeel Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3					2	3	3	2	3	2		4	4	4	4	3	2	3		3	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Doring Bay West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	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	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Weld Road New Zealand	El Huerto Spain	El Huerto Spain	Cathedral Rock Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Fairhaven Australia	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Gas Bay Australia	Easky Left Ireland	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	5	4	4	5	5	9	9	6	8	8

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