Klitmoller Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me have a look at what’s on the table for the next couple of weeks. First off, it’s a pretty grim run for the most part, I gotta be straight with you. There’s a whole lot of nothing and a whole lot of poor surf conditions staring us in the face. The only real sniff of something rideable doesn’t show up until way down the line.

Right now, starting Saturday the 11th, we’ve got a flat spell that’s going to drag on. From that Saturday afternoon through to pretty much the end of the week, it’s all tiny junk – we’re talking swell heights of 0.2 ft to 2 ft, with weak combined swell energy (39 or less). The wind is all over the shop too; cross-off, onshore, cross-on – none of it is doing us any favours for clean surf. You’ll be staring at a flat, choppy mess.

That blank run stretches right through the following week. For days on end, the combined swell energy barely cracks double digits. There’s one moment on Thursday the 16th morning where it goes glassy, but with a swell of 0.3 ft and a period of 7 seconds, it’s not even worth paddling out for.

Then, it gets windy. Real windy. By Sunday the 19th, we’re looking at onshore winds up to 31 mph, and the swell is still pitiful at 1 ft to 2 ft. That’s a hard pass. This pattern of small, wind-affected slop continues for days.

Finally, we get a pulse around the 24th and 25th. Friday the 24th afternoon shows a jump to 6 ft swell from the WNW, but the wind is howling at 31 mph from the WNW as well, making it a near gale and a complete mess. The combined swell energy hits 226, which is moderate, but you won’t want to be out there.

Now, here’s the only standout in this whole 16-day window, and it's a bit of a tease. On Sunday the 26th of July, Klitmoller picks up a 6 ft swell from the WNW. That’s a solid size, getting a bit chunky for beginners. The combined swell energy is a moderate 275, so there’s some push there. But the catch is the wind is a gentle cross-shore breeze, and the period is a short 6 seconds – that’s wind swell, not a smooth groundswell. It’ll be lumpy and a bit wonky on the banks. This one’s only rated as marginal, so don’t book the trip just yet. But if the wind backs off a little more, it’s the only day with any real potential for a surf.

So in short, if you’re desperate, maybe keep an eye on that Sunday the 26th at Klitmoller for a messy, wind-affected session. Everything else in the next two weeks is a write-off for paddle surfing. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing on those windy days than anything you’d want to paddle into. Forecasts can change, but as it stands, it's a long wait.

Rusty.

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