Surf Forecasts:
Aileen's surf forecast from 10 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 11 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 13 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period, WSW swell with 324 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 11 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Aileen's this week:
The surf forecast for Aileen's over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Aileen's in the next 16 days are 1.2m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 2s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Tue 11th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Tue 11th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Thu 13th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Aileen's over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, folks, Rusty here. Let's take a good, hard look at what’s on the menu for this stretch. It’s a bit of a lean patch, to be honest, but there are a couple of windows that might get the heart rate up.
The first week is looking pretty grim. We’ve got a handful of days with clean conditions, but the waves are tiny and weak, with combined energy barely hitting double digits. It’s a whole lot of nothing for a paddle. Then we hit a stretch from the 15th to the 17th where it’s just poor all round – small, onshore wind slop, the kind of session you’d rather skip.
The only real spark in this outlook is the morning of Friday, the 21st of August. That’s where we see a genuine window. Aileen’s is an exposed reef that doesn’t break often, but when it does, it needs the right angle. The swell is coming from the west-northwest, which is right on its optimum, pushing in about 3ft with a 10-second period. That’s got moderate energy (212), and the wind is a light cross-offshore breeze from the northeast. That combo will have the place looking clean and lined up. It’s an advanced spot, and it’s inconsistent, so when it works, it’s a treat.
The rest of the forecast after that is a write-off, with onshore winds and weak, messy swell. The water temperature is sitting at 62°F, which is a touch warmer than average for this time of year – a little bonus if you’re brave enough to get in.
So, to be blunt, unless you’re a seasoned charger with a flexible schedule and an eye on that Friday morning window, you can pretty much give this 16-day run a miss. The gaps are long and the quality is low. If you do go, that Friday 21st is the one. Otherwise, it’s a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | NW 7 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 57 | 39 | 15 | 91 | 186 | 184 | 168 | 324 | 250 | 282 | 194 | 161 | 223 | 257 | 181 | 138 | 67 | 14 | 10 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:08PM4.00m | 4:47AM3.95m | 5:03PM4.33m | 5:39AM4.22m | 5:51PM4.60m | 6:24AM4.40m | 6:35PM4.76m | 7:07AM4.48m | 7:17PM4.78m | 7:46AM4.45m | 7:56PM4.66m | 8:25AM4.32m | 8:35PM4.42m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM0.52m | 10:49AM0.63m | 11:21PM0.16m | 11:36AM0.38m | 00:05AM-0.10m | 12:18PM0.21m | 00:47AM-0.23m | 12:59PM0.14m | 1:26AM-0.21m | 1:37PM0.19m | 2:03AM-0.04m | 2:15PM0.35m | 2:39AM0.24m | ||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 9 |
| kJ | 82 | 57 | 39 | 15 | 91 | 186 | 184 | 168 | 324 | 250 | — | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 14 | 7 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 282 | — | 161 | 223 | 257 | 181 | 138 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 18 | 8 | 86 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 86 | 7 | 10 | 144 | 93 | 160 | 160 | 306 | 377 | 419 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 8 |
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