Aldinga Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at the South Coast stretch around Aldinga Beach.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it's looking pretty bleak for the next couple of weeks. There's no surf to get excited about at all right now, and that's the story all the way through the 16-day window. We're looking at a big, flat run with nothing that breaks the 3 ft mark for any decent quality. The combined swell energy barely gets out of double digits for most of it, sitting around the 4 to 29 mark for the majority of the period. It's the kind of stretch where you're best off waxing the longboard up for nothing or, honestly, doing some yard work.

Tuesday the 25th kicks things off with a bit of a lumpy mess. A 4 ft SW swell is there, but it's coming in at a short 6 seconds, and that hard 19 mph SSW wind is blowing straight across it. It's poor, choppy, and just not worth paddling out for.

The whole of Wednesday the 26th through to Friday the 4th of September is a write-off. We're talking knee-high dribble at best, with swell heights of 0.3 ft or 0.7 ft. There are spells of glassy conditions, like on the 26th morning and 28th all day, and the odd clean offshore window on the 18th, but with zero wave energy, it's just a smooth lake. The water's about average for this time of year, so don't worry about a wetsuit just yet.

There's a slight uptick on Saturday the 5th of September, but it's not the good kind. A 3 ft to 2 ft SW swell bumps up, but it's short period (4-5 seconds) and gets hammered by a strong 25 mph SSW wind and heavy rain. It's messy and blown out.

Now, the one day that *almost* gets interesting is Sunday the 6th of September. The guidance shows a 5 ft W swell rolling in with a combined energy of 154. That's moderate wave energy, so there's some real push for the first time. But here's the kicker – the wind is straight onshore from the W at 9 mph. That's going to chop it up and make for a really bumpy, sloppy ride. This is a beach break setup, so with that onshore wind and junky quality, this one looks way more interesting for kite surfing than for paddle surfing. Not one for the beginner either, as 5 ft is their limit.

After that, it drops right back to flat, poor conditions through the 7th to the 9th. There's just nothing that comes together.

So, plain and simple: there are zero good surf options in this 16-day window for Aldinga Beach. For this area, a dead blank run like this is pretty normal when the weather patterns stall. It won't stay poor forever, but for now, save the energy and wait for the next system to line up better.

- Rusty

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