Surf Forecasts:
Aileen's surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 2 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period, WSW swell with 308 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 2 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s 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 Sunday (Aug 02) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m 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 1.6m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) 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 0.5m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Aileen's over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break it down for this spot.
Gotta be straight with you – this is a total bust. The whole 16-day stretch is a no-go. The first few days are blown out with strong cross-onshore winds and messy, lumpy surf. Swell heights barely hit 5ft, but the period is short (7-8 seconds), so it’s just windswell junk. Mid-week, the wind improves a bit, but the swell tanks, dropping to 3ft and even 1ft. The energy readings are pathetic, in the teens and twenties (15-79). That’s not surf, that’s a bathtub.
Aileen’s is a reef break that needs a clean, long-period groundswell to really work, and we’re getting nothing close. The optimum swell direction is from the WSW, and while we get some W and WSW swell, it’s pinned by onshore or cross-onshore wind. Water temp is around 62°F, which is about average for the season.
The second week is even worse. Swell heights drop to 0.7ft and 1ft for days. We get a couple of glassy mornings on August 7th and August 12th, with offshore or glassy wind, but there’s no swell to ride. The period is short (4-5 seconds) and the energy is a whisper (15-66). You’d be better off waxing your car.
This is one of those dry spells that happens here when the swell windows don’t line up. It won’t stay poor forever, but for now, the boards are staying on the rack.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 308 | 259 | 234 | 182 | 120 | 135 | 173 | 112 | 124 | 150 | 128 | 96 | 53 | 45 | 26 | 23 | 172 | 172 | 135 | 77 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:41PM3.97m | 6:08AM3.78m | 6:17PM4.14m | 6:42AM3.91m | 6:50PM4.26m | 7:16AM3.99m | 7:23PM4.31m | 7:49AM4.02m | 7:56PM4.30m | 8:22AM4.01m | 8:30PM4.21m | 8:58AM3.96m | 9:06PM4.07m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28AM0.95m | 11:55PM0.65m | 12:02PM0.78m | 00:28AM0.48m | 12:34PM0.65m | 1:00AM0.35m | 1:06PM0.57m | 1:31AM0.29m | 1:38PM0.55m | 2:02AM0.29m | 2:11PM0.59m | 2:34AM0.36m | 2:46PM0.69m | 3:09AM0.50m | |||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 |
mm | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 234 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 172 | 172 | 135 | 77 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 2 | — | SE 3 | — |
| kJ | 308 | 259 | — | 182 | 120 | 135 | 173 | 112 | 124 | 150 | 128 | 96 | 53 | 45 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 94 | 86 | 92 | 151 | 94 | 614 | 739 | 93 | 617 | 707 | 307 | 110 | 110 | 8 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 69 |
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