Kleinmond 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.34° S 19.00° E

Issued: 1 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kleinmond sea temperature is

14.0°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 4PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 23					Thursday 24								Friday 25
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SE 6	SSE 7	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	220	162	159	132	106	128	199	366	796	1145	1277	1169	1077	1028	864	850	747	694	683	614	666
Wind (km/h)	SW	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	SE	SSE	SE	E	E	NE	WNW	W	SSE	WSW	NE	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	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		1:33PM1.36m				1:44AM1.35m					2:01PM1.49m				2:15AM1.44m				2:29PM1.60m
Low Tide				7:47PM0.31m				7:52AM0.23m					8:15PM0.19m				8:20AM0.14m				8:44PM0.08m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	19	19	18	18	18	18	22	23	23	21	19	20	20	20	25	22	21	19	19
Feels °C	18	18	18	17	16	17	17	18	23	23	24	22	20	22	22	21	27	23	23	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	220	162	159	132	106	102	100	366	796	1145	1277	1169	1077	1028	864	850	747	694	683	614	666
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 7	W 9	S 10	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 17	SW 10	SSE 7	SW 12	—	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SW 16	S 9
kJ	11	11	14	8	32	27	109	100	142	110	—	70	91	67	54	47	39	23	14	69	42
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	WSW 9	S 12	SSE 10	S 10	SSW 17	SW 14	SW 10	WSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	W 16	W 16	W 16	—	SW 16	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	11	16	10	10	8	30	7	79	64	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	5	—	10	11	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 6	SE 4	SE 5	SE 6	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	10	43	86	128	199	189	244	123	131	131	173	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Haardebaai Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	16	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	0	0	0	0	8	0	13	13
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	9	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	6	4	5	4	5	5	7	4	4	4	6

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