Aldinga Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve got to be straight with you – this is one of those rare runs where there’s honestly nothing worth paddling out for. Aldinga Beach is the only break showing up, and the whole 16-day window is a write-off for decent waves. The first piece of surf that’s even vaguely mentionable doesn’t appear until Wednesday morning, July 22nd, and even then it’s a sorry tale.

We kick off Wednesday morning, July 8th, with a tiny 0.3ft wind swell from the west, period around 11 seconds, but the combined energy is a measly 2 – basically flat. The wind is a light offshore from the ENE early, turning glassy in the afternoon, but there’s nothing to ride. This pathetic pattern carries right through the next week. Thursday the 9th stays at 0.3ft, Friday the 10th still 0.3ft, Saturday the 11th morning drops even further, then a sudden spike arrives Saturday afternoon with 10ft from the WSW and a short period of 8 seconds – the combined energy jumps to 1006, which is strong – but it’s accompanied by a fresh onshore wind at 22 mph and rain showers. That’s a messy, blown-out wall of water, not a surfable wave. Sunday the 12th drops to 5ft, energy 144, but the wind stays cross-onshore and lumpy. The rest of that week is just tiny, wind-affected junk, with chest-high slop at best but always with poor conditions.

The first glimmer comes Wednesday morning, July 22nd. Swell is 4ft from the WSW, period only 6 seconds (short period, weak wind swell), energy at 141 (moderate). The wind is glassy from the SSE, and the water temp is 59°, about average for this time of year with a minor anomaly of -0.9°. The comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” That’s the best we get – a 4ft short-period swell with clean, glassy conditions. It’s small and weak, but if you’re desperate, you could get a few unremarkable rides. Crowds at Aldinga Beach are “often” an issue, so don’t expect to have it to yourself, even with this lacklustre offering.

The two weeks after that are a dead loss. From Thursday the 23rd onward, it’s back to tiny, onshore junk with no energy. There’s a gap of nearly two weeks from that one barely-surfable morning to the end of the forecast, with nothing else worth mentioning. This is a blank run for the region – and given Aldinga’s inconsistency rating, that’s not totally out of the ordinary.

Stay patient, mate. Forecasts can change, and it won’t stay this quiet forever.

Rusty.

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