Aldinga Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. I’ve had a good look at the charts and honestly, there’s nothing to get excited about for the next couple of weeks. The whole 16-day window is one long, flat stretch. We’re looking at tiny waves and weak energy the whole way through. The first hint of anything rideable won’t show up until the 26th, and even then it’s messy.

We start with Aldinga Beach on Wednesday, 15 July. The water’s sitting at 58°, which is about normal for this time of year – no big surprise there. The swell is a pathetic 1 ft from the WSW with a period of 8 seconds and the combined energy is a meagre 12. That’s barely a bump. The wind is glassy, which would be magic if there were any waves, but there aren’t. Conditions stay glassy or clean right through the 16th and 17th, but the swell drops even more – down to less than half a foot and energy in the single digits. It’s just flat.

We then go through a long gap from the 18th through to the 25th with nothing worth calling surf. The swell stays below 1 ft almost every day, energy rarely getting into double figures. Winds are light and often favourable, but you can’t surf air.

Finally, on Sunday, 26 July, we see the biggest swell of the whole forecast – a whole 3 ft from the west, with a period of just 5 seconds. The combined energy hits 34, which is still weak. But the problem is the wind: it’s onshore at 16 mph and there’s light rain. It’s choppy and messy. A break like Aldinga is a beach setup, so with that onshore wind and tiny, weak swell, it actually looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The 27th is similar – 3 ft, short period, cross-onshore wind, and a combined energy of only 32. It’s poor.

After that, the whole thing fades right out again, with the last few days of July back to less than half a foot dribble.

So yeah, nothing to recommend. No standout days, no standouts breaks. It’s a flat spell. Hang in there – these runs don’t last forever.

Rusty

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