Kleinmond Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here.

Look, I’ll be straight with you – this outlook for Kleinmond is a tale of two very different halves. We’ve got some fun, manageable surf on the way early next week, but then the ocean just fires up and gets properly angry. There’s a big gap to start with – nothing doing from now until Saturday morning, August 1st.

The first real call is Saturday morning, August 1st. Kleinmond is a reef break, exposed to the swell, and it’s a fairly consistent spot. Saturday morning is looking magic – glassy conditions, no wind, with a clean 4ft SW swell riding on a nice 14-second period. The water temp is sitting at 59°, which is about average for this time of year. The combined energy is a solid, moderate 589. This is the standout of the early period – a real treat. Expect clean, tidy waves.

Sunday, August 2nd, is also worth a paddle. Morning sees a cross-offshore breeze with a clean 4ft SW swell (533 energy), and the afternoon goes glassy again with a 4ft SW swell (660 energy). Both windows are lovely.

Then Monday, August 3rd, is where it gets serious. The swell jumps to 6ft SW on the morning (1426 energy – moderate to strong) and 7ft WSW in the afternoon (1444 energy). It’s glassy both times, with excellent conditions, but at 6ft–7ft, this is getting too big for beginners – it’s for the experienced crew.

Tuesday morning, August 4th, still has a decent 5ft SW swell (614 energy) with clean cross-offshore wind, so there’s one more good session there.

Now, from Wednesday, August 5th, things go huge. Swell sizes hit 12ft, 13ft, even 18ft with combined energy readings in the thousands – 5090, 5641, 7720. It’s massive, powerful groundswell with very long periods up to 16 seconds. This is expert-only territory, and honestly, for a reef break like Kleinmond, these sizes are overwhelming. The wind is often clean, but the sheer size makes it more of a big-wave mission. August 6th Thursday morning is exceptional with 10ft SW swell (5641 energy) and glassy conditions – for experts only.

After that, it stays big and often messy. August 9th Sunday is a write-off with near-gale winds and cross-onshore conditions – blown out. August 10th Monday morning has a 15ft S swell but cross-shore winds, not great.

There is a light at the end of the tunnel. On Tuesday morning, August 11th, the swell drops back to a clean 6ft from the SSE (1232 energy) and it’s glassy. This is your best bet in the second week, and a genuine standout for experienced surfers. After that, it gets big again into the mid-week.

So, if you’re not an expert, your window is Saturday morning, August 1st through to Tuesday morning, August 4th. For the big dogs, Monday August 3rd, August 6th Thursday morning, and Tuesday August 11th are the ones to circle.

Rusty.

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