Surf Forecasts:
Aileen's surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period, WNW swell with 80 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 0.7m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Aileen's over the next 16 days.
Alright, let’s talk about Aileen’s. This is a heavy reef set-up that needs a very specific combination to turn on, and over the next two and a half weeks, it just doesn’t get that magic combo.
We’re starting on Saturday, July 11th, with a tiny 2ft W swell. It’s clean enough, but there’s just no power. The combined energy is a weak 79, and it drops further on Sunday to 1ft. We get a brief moment Sunday afternoon with a clean offshore ENE wind, but the swell is only 1ft... barely a ripple. This flat, gutless pattern hangs around for days. By Monday, July 13th, we see a long-period 14-second groundswell from the west, but at 0.7ft, it’s all show and no go. The energy stays in the low double-digits or single-digits right through the middle of the month. There’s a glassy morning on Sunday, July 19th, with a 13-second swell, but again, at 0.7ft, you’d be fighting for dribbles.
Now, things do get a bit interesting around Monday, July 20th. The swell picks up to 3ft from the WNW, and the combined energy jumps to 111. By the afternoon, it’s up to 5ft with a 10-second period and 370 energy. That’s a real pulse. But here’s the heartbreaker – every single swell from July 20th onward is met with onshore wind. Tuesday, July 21st, sees 4ft to 4ft, but it’s howling onshore at 19 to 22 mph. Wednesday, July 22nd, we’ve got 4ft to 4ft with the wind screaming onshore at 22 to 25 mph and light rain. It’s a washing machine. That swell window fades by Thursday, July 23rd, with the energy dropping back to 103-137 and the wind turning strong cross-onshore. It’s messy.
The standout in this whole period is Monday, July 20th afternoon. That 5ft WNW swell with 370 energy is the biggest, most powerful wave we see. It has a 10-second period, which is decent for a reef. The problem? It’s onshore, straight on. If you’re an expert paddler who loves a challenge and a beatdown, that’s your session, but the quality is poor. For anyone else, there’s nothing here to get excited about. This break is inconsistent and rarely lines up, and this forecast shows exactly why. We’re looking at a long gap of no real recommendations until that late July bump, and even then, conditions aren't friendly.
Keep your head up – forecasts change, and Aileen's can surprise you when you least expect it.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 21 | W 21 | W 14 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 80 | 38 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 50 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:10PM3.84m | 3:44AM3.78m | 4:13PM4.08m | 4:48AM4.01m | 5:10PM4.34m | 5:45AM4.22m | 6:02PM4.56m | 6:38AM4.35m | 6:51PM4.69m | 7:26AM4.39m | 7:38PM4.72m | 8:13AM4.34m | 8:23PM4.61m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.96m | 9:35PM0.84m | 9:59AM0.77m | 10:34PM0.51m | 10:54AM0.57m | 11:27PM0.21m | 11:45AM0.39m | 00:17AM-0.02m | 12:32PM0.29m | 1:04AM-0.14m | 1:17PM0.27m | 1:49AM-0.13m | 2:02PM0.35m | 2:33AM0.01m | |||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 79 | 80 | 38 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 50 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | W 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 4 | — | NW 5 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | W 14 | W 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 111 | 119 | 184 | 575 | 120 | 86 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 56 | 86 | 101 | 111 | 101 | 111 | 120 | 160 | 947 | 830 |
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