Aldinga Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for our local stretch.

To be honest, it’s a pretty bleak picture for the next couple of weeks. The whole 16-day window is basically a write-off for any decent surf. There’s a long, dry gap from the start all the way through, with no real swell to speak of. The combined energy readings are tiny, mostly single-digit numbers, and the few times a little bump shows up, the period is short and the wind is messy. You’re looking at tiny, weak waves blown out by cross-onshore breezes, or just flat, clean conditions with nothing to ride. The wave energy is negligible, with values like 15 (weak) and 23 (weak) for the first few days, dropping to 1 or 2 for most of the run.

Aldinga Beach is the only break in the mix, and it’s not offering anything worth paddling out for. The water temp is sitting at 58°, which is only 1° below the average for this time of year – nothing wild there, just your standard chilly winter water.

The first few days – from Wednesday the 22nd through the weekend – are all tiny, with swell heights of 2ft to 3ft, but the period is a shocking 3 to 5 seconds, making it completely gutless and choppy. The wind is onshore or cross-onshore, so it’s just messy.

Come Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th, we get some clean conditions with cross-offshore winds, but the swell is only 0.7ft to 1ft and the period is 5 to 8 seconds. The wave energy is 10 or less. It’s a lake, not a surf break.

There’s a brief moment on Thursday the 30th of July with glassy conditions and a tiny 0.3ft swell, but with a period of 8 seconds, it’s still not a wave. Just a flat, pretty ocean.

The first week of August is more of the same: tiny, weak, and mostly blown out or flat. The afternoon of Tuesday the 4th of August sees a 3ft swell from the WSW, but the period is a pathetic 4 seconds and the wind is a moderate cross-shore. The energy is only 28 (weak). This is not surfing.

Honestly, there’s no standout. There’s nothing to recommend. The best I can say is that if you’re a beginner wanting to practice paddling in clean, flat water, the morning of the 30th of July might be okay, but don’t expect a wave. This is a real blank run. For this area, when the swell shuts down, it can stay quiet for a while. Keep an eye on the charts, but for now, leave the board in the car.

Rusty.

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