Is it worth the trip?
19Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: too small (7 ft swell at 8 s), 4 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 486kJ
- Wind
- WNW 15 kn
- Temp
- 6°C
Wed 4 · 27 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 733kJ
- Wind
- W 12 kn
- Temp
- 6°C
Thu 5 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 sslab
- Energy
- 357kJ
- Wind
- WNW 10 kn
- Temp
- 8°C
Fri 6 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 288kJ
- Wind
- N 1 kn
- Temp
- 8°C
Sat 7 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 136kJ
- Wind
- W 18 kn
- Temp
- 7°C
Sun 8 · 30 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 459kJ
- Wind
- WSW 14 kn
- Temp
- 5°C
Mon 9 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 shollow
- Energy
- 144kJ
- Wind
- WNW 8 kn
- Temp
- 6°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 220, too small
- Tue 310, too small
- Wed 427, too small
- Thu 519, too small
- Fri 611, too small
- Sat 77, too small
- Sun 830, too small
- Mon 99, too small
- Tue 101, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
- Offshore: SWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 10–20 ftof swell
- Water 6 °C5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves
Full forecast
every day, every number
Kaalkop Strand does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Expert | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 20, too small | 6 ft7 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 304kJ | offshorewind from the west, 11 knots, offshore | 7°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 10, too small | 6 ft9 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 486kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots | 6°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 27, too small | 7 ft9 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 733kJ | offshorewind from the west, 12 knots, offshore | 6°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 19, too small | 5 ft9 sslabunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 357kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 10 knots, offshore | 8°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 11, too small | 4 ft9 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 288kJ | wind from the north, 1 knot | 8°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 7, too small | 3 ft9 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 136kJ | offshorewind from the west, 18 knots, offshore | 7°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 30, too small | 7 ft8 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 459kJ | offshorewind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, offshore | 5°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 9, too small | 4 ft7 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 144kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, offshore | 6°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 1, too small | 2 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 40kJ | wind from the north, 18 knots | 7°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 04:23 −0.1 mHigh 10:53 +0.2 mLow 17:41 −0.2 mHigh 23:54 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 06:02 −0.2 mHigh 12:24 +0.2 mLow 19:04 −0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 01:10 +0.2 mLow 07:12 −0.2 mHigh 13:30 +0.3 mLow 20:02 −0.3 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
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About Kaalkop Strand
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NE (62°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (242°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 10–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 4). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 5°C in June, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 7°C in January, its warmest (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves). No town nearby. Nearest beds: Port Alfred, 1742 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
Water about 6°C: 5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: nearest beds 1742 km away
No town nearby
Nearest beds: Port Alfred, 1742 km.
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