Surf Forecasts:
Aileen's surf forecast from 21 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period, WNW swell with 880 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 2.2m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 1PM. 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 Tuesday (Jul 21) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Aileen's over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for the next couple of weeks.
Well, I gotta be straight with you – it's a tough stretch. We're looking at a solid two-week run of pretty much nothing but poor surf conditions at Aileen's. The first real sniff of anything happens on the morning of Friday the 31st of July, and even that's a marginal call. The wait is a long one, with a blank run of about 10 days from now.
The overall pattern is frustrating. For the first week and a half, we've got a mix of onshore winds, cross-onshore breezes, and very small, weak swell. The combined wave energy barely gets into double digits for days, and the swell heights are tiny, around 1ft to 2ft. It's just not worth paddling out for.
There's a bit of a pulse that comes through on the weekend, the 25th and 26th of July. The swell height bumps up to 5ft to 7ft, and the combined energy jumps into the hundreds (193 to 862), showing there's some proper power. But the wind is the problem – it's howling onshore at 22 to 25 mph on the Saturday, and then a strong cross-onshore on Sunday. The wave comment says "poor surf conditions" all the way. For a spot like Aileen's, a reef break that's exposed and inconsistent, a 7ft swell with fresh cross-onshore winds is just going to be a messy, lumpy closeout. Not a paddle surf, more like a kite session, if you ask me.
The only real standout, and I mean the only one, is the morning of Friday the 31st of July. That's a whole week and a half away, so take it with a pinch of salt, but it's the best we've got. The swell is 3ft from the west with a period of 11 seconds, which is a nice long-period groundswell. The winds are a cross-offshore from the southeast, which will keep Aileen's clean. The combined energy is 250 (moderate), and the wave comment is "marginal" but it's the only one that's not a zero. For a break that's inconsistent and rarely breaks, this is a real chance. The water temperature is about average for the time of year.
So, if you're keen, pencil in the morning of Friday the 31st of July. The rest of the window? Honestly, it's a write-off. The conditions are just too poor for too long. It tends not to stay this bad forever, but this run is a doozy.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 6 | W 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
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 kJ | 30 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 53 | 77 | 154 | 486 | 443 | 826 | 862 | 788 | 533 | 530 | 499 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:15AM3.56m | 11:32PM3.47m | 12:07PM3.38m | 00:31AM3.22m | 1:08PM3.26m | 1:41AM3.09m | 2:16PM3.25m | 2:55AM3.11m | 3:22PM3.36m | 3:59AM3.25m | 4:17PM3.54m | 4:49AM3.43m | 5:02PM3.76m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47AM0.92m | 5:12PM1.28m | 5:42AM1.24m | 6:20PM1.48m | 6:51AM1.48m | 7:43PM1.56m | 8:09AM1.56m | 8:58PM1.48m | 9:16AM1.50m | 9:55PM1.31m | 10:08AM1.34m | 10:40PM1.09m | 10:51AM1.15m | 11:20PM0.86m | |||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | 9:39 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | NW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 27 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 53 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 533 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | NW 4 | — | W 11 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | — | ENE 3 | — | WNW 5 | NE 2 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 3 | W 3 | WNW 8 | W 6 | W 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 77 | 154 | 486 | 443 | 826 | 862 | 788 | — | 530 | 499 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 1063 | 56 | 56 | 277 | 56 | 161 | 413 | 144 | 120 | 739 | 94 | 297 | 687 | 1054 | 399 | 614 | 395 | 90 | 90 | 90 |
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