Kleinmond Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. We’re looking at the next couple of weeks for Kleinmond, and it’s a mixed bag. We’ve got a good long-period groundswell trying to push in, but the early part of the week is mostly a write-off. The real standout is going to be early next month, but let’s walk through it day by day.

The water’s sitting at seasonal averages for a late-winter dip, nothing unusual to report there.

We start off with Tuesday and Wednesday this week (the 25th & 26th) being pretty much a no-go. The wind is cross-on or cross-shore and fresh, and we’ve got lumpy conditions. The combined swell energy is strong (2522), but the wind just trashes it. Don’t even bother.

Thursday the 27th is the first glimmer of hope. A light WNW breeze swings cross-offshore, cleaning up a 5ft swell from the S with a solid 12-second period. The energy drops to moderate (800), but the conditions are clean. This is a great window for an intermediate surfer. The south swell with that period will wrap nicely into the reef here. By the afternoon it’ll drop a touch to 4ft but stay glassy. This is the pick of the first week.

Friday the 28th and Saturday the 29th are mixed. Friday morning is onshore and messy, but Saturday morning is worth a look. We’ve got a 4ft swell from the WSW, 13-second period, and barely a breath of wind (3 mph) from the same direction, creating clean cross-offshore conditions. Energy is moderate (852). It won’t be the biggest, but it’ll be user-friendly and clean. Sunday gets a little bigger, 5-6ft, but the wind turns onshore, so it’s not worth driving for.

Then we hit a dead zone from Monday the 31st through to early Thursday the 3rd of September. Moderate cross-onshore winds and choppy, poor conditions. Not worth your time.

But mark your calendar for Tuesday the 1st of September. That morning, the wind goes light offshore from the W, the swell is 4ft from the SW but with a long 14-second period, and the energy is strong (1016). They’re calling this excellent for experienced surfers. The direction is right in the optimum SSE zone for the reef, and with that period, it’ll produce clean, lined-up waves. Light offshore and a long-period groundswell? That’s a recipe for glassy, peeling walls at Kleinmond. This is your true standout, but crowds are possible here, so get in early.

The next morning, Wednesday the 2nd of September, things get *heavy*. A 12ft monster swell from the WSW is forecast, with a strong 14-second period. The combined energy is through the roof (4359), and the wind is fresh offshore from the NW. This is expert territory only – 12ft is well beyond beginner range, and for a reef break, it’ll be a serious session. It might also be too big for the reef to hold its shape properly, so unless you’re a seasoned charger, sit this one out. The afternoon looks worse with heavy rain and cross-shore winds.

After that, we’ve got a long stretch of poor-to-marginal conditions from the 3rd through the 9th of September. Onshore winds, messy seas, and building chop. The 7th of September (Monday) shows a brief window with a 7ft SW swell and an offshore NW breeze at 9 mph – that’s a serious swell for experts, but the conditions look clean. It’s a long way out, so take it with a grain of salt. By the 8th and 9th, the wind is howling offshore or onshore, making it either impossible to paddle into or just plain messy.

To sum it up: The best waves for most of us are Thursday the 27th of August morning, and Saturday the 29th of August morning. The real gem is Tuesday the 1st of September morning for experienced surfers looking for clean, long-period groundswell. Expect small crowds on the standouts. The big stuff on the 2nd is for experts only.

Stay stoked,
Rusty.

Read more