Surf Forecasts:
Vredenberg Point surf forecast from 9 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 16 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period, SW swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period, SW swell with 7,276 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 12 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Vredenberg Point this week:
The surf forecast for Vredenberg Point over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.3m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 2.3m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Vredenberg Point in the next 16 days are 4.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 8s period and expected on Monday (Sep 14) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sat 12th Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Vredenberg Point over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, check it out. This is Rusty, looking at the 16-day picture for this stretch of coast.
Honestly, the start of this period is a write-off. For the first four or five days, the wind is all over the place from the south, which is cross-on and cross for us, and it’s just choppy. The swell is there, but it’s a mess. Wednesday the 9th has small 3ft to 3ft south-west swell, but it’s poor. The energy is weak, and the water is notably cold, at 56°F, a few degrees colder than normal for this time of year. It’s a bit of a shock to the system.
We have to wait until Sunday the 13th to see the winds finally clock around to a cross-off from the north. The swell has built a little to 7ft at Vredenberg Point, the energy is picking up, and it’s cleaned right up. This is our first chance at a proper wave. The biggest issue is it’s still a bit rough with the size and the conditions are only marginally good.
The standouts for the whole window, though, are two very different windows. The first is on Saturday the 19th. There’s a solid 7ft south-west swell with a long 16-second period, and a light 6 mph onshore wind that’s forecast to be light enough to be clean. This has some serious power behind it. It’s for the more experienced surfers for sure. The real one to circle is the 24th. On Thursday morning, the conditions just line up for a point break like this. There’s 4ft of south-west groundswell with a very long 17-second period, and it’s absolutely glassy. It doesn’t get any cleaner than that. The period is so long it will want to break a bit too straight at a beach break, but here it should groom into nice lines. The energy is moderate, but the quality will be off the charts.
For the rest of the run, we’re looking at a lot of bumpy, cross-shore options. The 16th has a big, strong 13ft swell, but it’s going to be a brutal, messy close-out and only for the truly crazy. There are some cleaner, smaller windows on the 17th and 18th, and the 22nd morning, but the waves are going to be smaller with moderate energy. The long 17-second period on the 24th is the one that makes you want to call in sick for.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 269 | 582 | 1155 | 1722 | 1383 | 830 | 727 | 477 | 1236 | 1976 | 2238 | 1618 | 1387 | 814 | 496 | 403 | 263 | 281 | 1172 | 2486 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | on |
High Tide | 2:14PM1.62m | 2:33AM1.57m | 2:51PM1.71m | 3:10AM1.61m | 3:25PM1.75m | 3:45AM1.61m | 3:58PM1.73m | 4:18AM1.57m | 4:30PM1.67m | 4:49AM1.50m | 5:00PM1.57m | 5:20AM1.40m | 5:31PM1.44m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.13m | 8:31PM0.09m | 8:41AM0.06m | 9:08PM0.01m | 9:16AM0.03m | 9:42PM-0.01m | 9:48AM0.04m | 10:15PM0.02m | 10:20AM0.09m | 10:46PM0.08m | 10:50AM0.18m | 11:15PM0.18m | 11:20AM0.28m | 11:45PM0.30m | |||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 225 | 269 | 582 | 855 | 1722 | 1383 | 830 | 680 | 379 | 1236 | 1976 | 2238 | 1618 | 1387 | 814 | 496 | 403 | 263 | 254 | 1172 | 1145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | W 11 | SW 18 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | — | SW 18 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 35 | 21 | 114 | 1155 | — | — | — | — | 169 | — | 528 | 561 | 94 | 67 | 38 | 25 | — | — | 261 | 94 | 2486 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 213 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 64 | 65 | 34 | 81 | 211 | 427 | 727 | 477 | 665 | 899 | — | 12 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 162 | 572 | 281 | 215 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 152 | 13 | 122 | 152 | 212 | 13 | 131 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 126 | 135 | 113 | 126 | 158 | 158 | 303 | 331 | 15 |
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