Kleinmond Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break down the next 16 days for Kleinmond. This is a reef break, so it needs the right swell direction to really work, and it’s wide open to the ocean.

We’re starting off quiet. Monday the 20th has some swell, but the wind is cross-off and the quality ain’t really there. Water temp is about 60°F, which is right on the money for this time of year.

Now, Tuesday the 21st of July. That’s a session to get excited about. First light, it’s glassy. Dead flat water. A 8ft SW groundswell, with a period of 14 seconds. That’s proper long-period energy, and the combined energy is a solid 2533 (moderate to strong). For a reef, that long period will wrap in deep and give you a thick, powerful wave. But heed this, that’s big and powerful, only for the experienced crew. The best session of the early part.

Wednesday the 22nd is a bit smaller, a 7ft SW swell, 12-second period, with cross-off winds. Still clean, but not as special.

The real big boy of the forecast is Thursday the 24th. The morning shows a massive 12ft SW swell, with a 15-second period – that’s a very long period groundswell. The combined energy is a massive 5488 (strong). The report says it might be too big for this break, and for a reef, you’re talkin’ a serious, heavy, intense wave. That’s for the absolute top-tier surfers only. The wind is a gentle cross-shore, so it won’t be messy, but it’ll be a handful.

The 25th and 26th ease off to 8ft and 7ft, but the wind turns cross-on, so the surface gets choppy and lumpy. Not worth the paddle.

Sunday the 26th offers a bit of a clean-up, with a 7ft cross swell and a light cross-shore. A bit better.

Tuesday the 28th is a total loss. Strong winds, rain, poor conditions. Just stay home.

The next real highlight is Sunday the 29th. Glassy conditions again, with a 8ft SW swell, 13-second period, and combined energy of 2505 (strong). Another one for the experienced crew, but the conditions will be absolutely perfect. Mirror-like.

We get a few average days, and then a promising session on Friday the 31st of July. A moderate offshore wind blowing out to sea, a 7ft SW swell, 13-second period, and a combined energy of 3922 (strong). That’s a proper, clean offshore day with a ton of energy. The afternoon is still clean, but the wind goes cross-off.

The first week of August goes downhill. Onshore winds, rain, dropping swell. By Sunday the 2nd, the swell is small, around 4ft, but the wind is cross-off and the combined energy is a weak 932. It’d be a small, clean longboard session.

From Monday the 3rd, it’s mostly junk with strong cross-onshore winds and choppy water, right through to the end of the forecast on the 4th of August, where we get a 8ft SW swell but with fresh cross-onshore winds and lumpy conditions. A no-go.

The Pick: The morning of Tuesday the 21st of July for powerful, glassy conditions, and the morning of Thursday the 24th of July for the absolute biggest, most powerful swell of the run – but that’s a big wave, expert-only day. If you want a clean, powerful session without the extreme size, the morning of Sunday the 29th of July is a gem.

Rusty.

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