Surf Forecasts:
Aileen's surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 31 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period, W swell with 783 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Aileen's this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Aileen's in the next 16 days are 1.9m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 2s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Aileen's over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here, looking at Aileen’s over the next couple of weeks.
The long-range outlook starts real quiet and stays that way for nearly a week. No surf worth mentioning until Friday morning, September 4th. Before that, it’s tiny and worthless.
Thursday 27th & Friday 28th of August – Forget it. Swell around 2ft, weak energy (57 to 81), with cross-off or cross-on wind. The water is 63°F, which is a touch warmer than usual. Surfaces look clean but the waves have no power.
Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th – Saturday is near flat (0.7ft, 6 weak energy) and choppy from the northwest wind. Sunday morning picks up a little – 3ft west swell with 169 moderate energy and a clean offshore from the southeast. Still small.
Monday 31st of August – Swell builds to 5ft (10 seconds, 453 moderate energy) but the wind turns onshore and blows it out. Afternoon gets worse with a 22 mph cross-on.
Tuesday 1st & Wednesday 2nd of September – Swell holds around 4ft to 5ft, but cross-onshore winds kill the shape. Choppy and lumpy.
Thursday 3rd of September – Big but ugly. A 7ft swell Thursday morning (741 moderate energy) with 22 mph onshore wind. By afternoon, it’s 8ft, 1238 strong energy, but still blown out. This is kite-surfing conditions, not paddle.
Friday 4th of September – THE ONE – Friday morning is the true standout. A massive 12ft west swell with an 11-second period – very strong energy at 2793. And here’s the kicker: glassy conditions, 3 mph south wind. Aileen’s is a reef, it’s inconsistent, and this is expert-only. But for the crew who can handle it, this is perfect. The afternoon gets ruined by cross-on wind.
Saturday 5th of September – Still some size – 6ft in the morning (663 moderate energy) but a bit bumpy. Afternoon is better – 5ft, 438 moderate energy, with a light 3 mph cross-off wind keeping it clean.
Sunday 6th onwards – From Sunday through Tuesday, gale-force south-westerly winds blow everything to pieces. Swell drops from 6ft down to 3ft, all messy. The rest of the forecast (8th to 11th of September) is small, mushy, and onshore. Nothing doing.
Bottom line: Friday morning, September 4th is the only standout – huge, glassy, and dangerous. Aileen’s is a rare-break spot, and when it lines up like this, it’s worth the wait. Everything else in the 16 days is a bust.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 57 | 34 | 19 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 143 | 181 | 238 | 734 | 494 | 423 | 305 | 349 | 223 | 95 | 26 | 77 | 524 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:50PM4.25m | 6:14AM4.08m | 6:22PM4.40m | 6:46AM4.22m | 6:54PM4.48m | 7:17AM4.30m | 7:26PM4.48m | 7:50AM4.29m | 8:01PM4.38m | 8:25AM4.21m | 8:39PM4.20m | 9:04AM4.04m | 9:22PM3.94m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39AM0.65m | 00:02AM0.30m | 12:10PM0.46m | 00:32AM0.14m | 12:40PM0.34m | 1:01AM0.06m | 1:12PM0.29m | 1:32AM0.07m | 1:45PM0.32m | 2:05AM0.19m | 2:20PM0.44m | 2:40AM0.41m | 2:59PM0.65m | 3:21AM0.71m | |||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | — | W 4 | W 7 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 8 | WSW 7 | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | 81 | 57 | 34 | 19 | — | 2 | 4 | 12 | 143 | 181 | 238 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 95 | 26 | 10 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | WNW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | SE 3 | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | — | 39 | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | — | 734 | 494 | 423 | 305 | 349 | 223 | — | — | 77 | 524 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 56 | 160 | 558 | 558 | 251 | 331 | 10 | 10 | 138 | 159 | 90 | 144 | 93 | 90 | 625 | 92 | 56 | 146 | 299 |
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