Kleinemonde Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what’s coming up for Kleinemonde.

We’ve got a bit of a slow start, but the week ahead is building into some serious business. The swell kicks in from Monday, the 6th of July.

It’s a quiet opener on Monday morning. Clean little 3ft SE swell with a light offshore wind, but it’s weak with a combined energy of just 320. It’s surfable, but nothing to get excited about. The water is a very unusual 64°, a full 4° colder than average for this time of year – that’s a proper winter chill.

Monday afternoon shows a bit more promise with a 4ft SW swell and a building energy (620), but an onshore wind puts the brakes on that.

Things start getting real on Thursday, the 9th of July. By the morning we have a solid 7ft SSW groundswell with a 13-second period. The wind is a fresh offshore, and the combined energy jumps to a strong 2154. This is serious, powerful surf. By Thursday afternoon it’s 10ft from the SSW (2823 energy) – that’s getting up there and is really one for the experts only.

Friday, the 10th, sees the peak of this pulse. A massive 12ft SSW swell (3890 energy) hits in the morning, but a light cross-offshore wind keeps it clean. Again, this is big, powerful groundswell. The 13-second period means real, dredging pits at the point, but it will be heavy.

The standout window here is Thursday the 9th of July into Friday the 10th of July. For experienced surfers, the Thursday afternoon and Friday morning sessions are the ones to point to. The swell is big (10ft to 12ft), the direction is a perfect SSW which is the optimum for Kleinemonde, and the winds are favorable. It’s not for the faint of heart, but if you've got the skills and the board for it, this is the best on offer.

After that, the swell drops back. Sunday the 12th serves up a strange 8ft ESE windswell with a short 8-second period – it’ll have some punch (1234 energy) but be jumbled. There's a chance for a clean session on the 14th of July with a glassy morning on a 6ft ESE swell (986 energy), which will be a lot more manageable.

Further out, there’s a promising run from the 17th of July. A 5ft SSW groundswell with a long 13-second period and a gentle offshore wind could set up some beautiful lines again.

A word to the wise: if you’re not an expert, stay well clear of the 10ft+ days. This is a spot that can handle a good swell, but it gets heavy fast. No need to look at buoys or outside data – this is the local picture right here.

Stay warm and stay safe.

Rusty.

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