Aldinga Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty, and I’ve got the local gen on what’s happening at Aldinga Beach. Look, I’ll be straight with you—this stretch of sand is pretty much flat-lining through the whole 16-day window. There’s not a single standout session worth paddling out for, and the finder shows zero recommendations. That’s a tough stretch, but it’s not unheard of for this area when the swell just won’t cooperate.

The pattern is grim from the start. Saturday morning, 25 July, we’ve got a tiny 2ft swell from the west with a short, weak 4-second period—combined energy is a measly 15, so barely a ripple. Wind’s onshore from the WSW at 6 mph, and it’s labelled “rain shwrs.” The surf is poor. It doesn’t get any better that afternoon: 1ft, WSW, 5 seconds, and a combined energy of just 7. The wind goes cross-on, messy. Sunday, 26 July, drops to 1ft, still WSW, 5 seconds, energy down to 5. The wind’s cross-off in the morning but light, so it’s clean-looking but there’s nothing to ride. That afternoon, it’s cross-shore and tiny.

Monday, 27 July, the morning is completely flat—no swell at all, energy zero. The afternoon picks up a little to 5ft from the NW, but the period is still a pathetic 5 seconds, energy hits 91, and the wind is a fresh 22 mph cross-shore. That’s lumpy, choppy, and poor surf. Not for paddling; honestly, if you’ve got a kite, that setup might be more interesting.

The rest of the week is a dead loss. Tuesday, 28 July, 3ft in the morning with onshore wind, 85 energy, then 1ft in the afternoon with a long 10-second period, but the wind is onshore and the combined energy drops to 61. Still poor. Wednesday through Saturday, 29 July to 1 August, is all 0.7ft to 0.3ft swell, periods under 9 seconds, and energy in the single digits. There’s a glassy moment on Thursday morning, 30 July, and again on Saturday, 1 August, but with 0.3ft to 0.7ft, you’d be floating on a pond. No surf.

Sunday, 2 August, the morning is flat, but the afternoon brings a glassy 0.7ft from the WSW at 7 seconds—energy 7. Still not surfable. The following week, 3 August through 9 August, is a repeat: tiny dribbles of 0.3ft to 2ft, mostly from the SW or WSW, with periods as low as 3 seconds. The combined energy never gets above 6. The wind is often cross-off or offshore, so the water looks clean, but there’s no power behind it. Even on Sunday, 9 August, the morning gives a 0.3ft from the west with a 9-second period and gentle offshore wind at 9 mph—clean, but that’s it. The afternoon goes glassy with a 0.3ft, 11-second period swell from the SW, energy 5. It’s about as flat as it gets.

The water temperature is about average for this time of year—nothing unusual to report. Aldinga Beach is an inconsistent spot, and this is one of those blank runs that’s more normal for the area when the windows just don’t line up. It tends not to stay poor for long, and forecasts can shift, but right now, don’t bother waxing up. Keep an eye on the charts.

Rusty.

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