Vredenberg Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the waves coming our way.

We’re looking at Vredenberg Point, and it’s a mixed bag over the next couple of weeks. The water’s sitting at 57°, which is a bit colder than usual for this time of year – about a degree and a bit off the norm, so you’ll feel that chill.

The first real surf to get excited about is this Sunday morning, the 2nd of August. We’ve got a clean 4ft swell from the southwest, with a long 13-second period. The wind is light and cross-off from the north, so the face will be clean. The energy is moderate (535), and it’s a good start to the outlook. Sunday afternoon gets a bit onshore, so the morning is the window.

Monday the 3rd is another solid morning. Same story – clean 5ft SW swell, 13-second period, light cross-off breeze from the southeast. The energy picks up to 836, so there’s a bit more push. This is a genuine standout.

Then we hit a bit of a lull. Monday afternoon through to Tuesday the 4th and Wednesday the 5th are all marginal. The wind gets messy, and the swell quality drops. Wednesday afternoon sees a jump in size to 7ft, but the cross-shore wind makes it lumpy, so it’s not the best.

Now, from Thursday the 6th onwards, the swell really starts pumping. Thursday morning we’ve got a 10ft SW swell, 13-second period, and the wind is clean cross-off from the north. The energy is strong (3265), but this size is pushing into expert territory. The same goes for Friday the 7th – glassy conditions in the morning with a 10ft SW swell, but it’s big. For the average surfer, that’s a skip.

Saturday the 8th is a write-off. 18ft to 21ft of SW swell with strong onshore winds – that’s more for kite surfers than paddle surfers. The energy is massive (9192 to 18465), but it’s ugly.

Sunday the 9th is still huge, 15ft, but early morning has a light cross-off from the ESE, so it’s clean. Still only for the experts.

Things settle down from Monday the 10th, but the wind is onshore, making it choppy. Not worth the paddle.

The next real window is Tuesday the 11th of August. Morning has a clean 5ft SSW swell, 10-second period, light cross-off breeze. The energy is moderate (712). It’s a good, solid option.

We get a few days of poor conditions again until Friday the 14th. That morning is a standout. 7ft of WSW swell, 15-second period, light cross-off easterly wind. The energy is strong (2173), and the conditions are clean. This is one for the experienced crew, but it’s a beautiful wave.

Saturday the 15th has a 7ft WSW swell, but the wind is cross-off and moderate. It’s clean, but not as good as Friday.

The last few days of the outlook, into the 16th and 17th, see a return to bigger, messy swell. Sunday the 16th morning has 10ft WSW swell but it’s cross-shore, so it’s not the best.

The best on offer is the morning of Monday the 3rd of August, with clean 5ft SW swell, and the morning of Friday the 14th of August, with 7ft WSW swell and clean conditions. Those are the two you want to circle.

Rusty.

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