Surf Forecasts:
Aldinga Beach surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 5 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period, W swell with 480 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Aldinga Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Aldinga Beach in the next 16 days are 2.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Aldinga Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Well, I’ve had a good look at what’s coming down the line for the next couple of weeks, and I gotta be straight with ya—it’s a grim stretch for Aldinga Beach. There’s no good surf on offer at all over the entire 16-day window. Not a single session worth paddling out for. You’re lookin’ at a blank run that’s pretty normal for this spot when the conditions just don’t line up.
Right now, Wednesday morning the 2nd, we’ve got a tiny 0.3 ft SW swell with a short 14-second period, and only 16 (weak) combined energy. Wind’s cross-on at 9 mph, so it’s choppy and messy. Through the rest of the week and into next week, it’s the same sorry story—swells barely breaking 2 ft most days, and when we do get a pulse like Saturday the 5th with a 7 ft WSW swell and a chunky 458 (moderate) combined energy, the wind is howling onshore at 22 mph, making it a washing machine. That one’s too big for beginners at over 5 ft anyway, and with that onshore wind, it’s just ugly. The water temp is about 59°, which is pretty average for this time of year.
We see a few moments with clean conditions, like Thursday the 10th afternoon when the wind goes light offshore from the NE, but the swell is a paltry 0.3 ft with just 3 (weak) combined energy. You could float around on a foamie, but that’s about it. Even the longer-period swells, like that 15-second pulse on Tuesday the 8th, are too tiny to do anything with.
Bottom line: leave the board at home. This stretch is a dead loss for paddle surfing. The setup at this beach-and-reef spot with the stronger onshore winds and poor surf quality looks more interesting for kite surfing than anything else. Forecasts can change, but for now, it’s a solid miss.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | W 3 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 10 |
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 kJ | 8 | 5 | 73 | 89 | 27 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 70 | 458 | 117 | 22 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:43PM1.42m | 6:58AM1.93m | 6:56PM1.21m | 7:21AM1.84m | 6:56PM1.01m | 7:44AM1.68m | 6:10PM0.88m | 8:05AM1.48m | 8:07AM1.25m | 2:23PM1.28m | 5:52AM1.09m | 3:14PM1.48m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 12:58PM0.14m | 00:28AM0.16m | 1:28PM0.30m | 00:35AM0.25m | 2:01PM0.51m | 00:33AM0.32m | 2:42PM0.76m | 00:12AM0.38m | 11:23PM0.38m | 10:44AM1.22m | 10:42PM0.33m | 9:18AM0.99m | 10:31PM0.26m | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | SW 10 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 15 | 16 | — | — | 27 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | — | NNW 4 | WSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | N 3 | SW 13 | — | SW 10 | — | — | SW 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 22 | — | 1 | 7 | — | 4 | — | — | 9 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SW 13 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | W 3 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | WNW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | — | NNE 2 | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 73 | 89 | 27 | — | 3 | 45 | 70 | 458 | 117 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 4 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 439 | 611 | 618 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 165 | 960 | 1054 | 1148 | 33 | 33 | 40 | 122 | 34 | 141 | 33 | 33 | 122 | 618 |
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