Aldinga Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you. This is a rough stretch for Aldinga Beach, and I'm not going to sugarcoat it. The swell is weak, the periods are short, and the wind is mostly useless. We're looking at a solid run of poor conditions with barely a glimmer of hope.

Water temp is sitting at 57°, which is pretty much spot on for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

The first week is a total write-off. From Wednesday the 19th right through to Friday the 28th, it's a wasteland. The swell is tiny, mostly under 3ft, with short periods around 4 to 7 seconds, and the combined swell energy is pathetic, barely cracking 94. The wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore, adding chop to already flat waves. You'll be chasing your tail out there.

Now, we start to see a little pulse of life around the end of the month. Friday the 28th afternoon, we get a hint of something. The swell is still small at 4ft from the SW, but the period is a weak 5 seconds. The energy is still low at 77. The big news is the wind goes glassy, which is a massive positive. You'll have clean, crumbly waves, but they're very ordinary. It's a 1 out of 10, so it's barely surfable, but it's the best we've seen.

Saturday the 29th morning is another contender. The swell is 4ft from the SSW with a 5 second period, and the wind is a clean offshore from the ENE at 12 mph. The combined energy is 75. Again, it's surfable but very ordinary. The break is often crowded, so you might have some company out there, but the clean offshore wind is a major positive.

After that, it drops off a cliff again. From Sunday the 30th all the way through to Thursday the 3rd of September, the swell collapses to tiny 0.3ft to 1ft waves with laughable energy. It's a total bust.

So, here's the deal. The standout window is Friday the 28th afternoon and Saturday the 29th morning. The swell is small, but the wind is perfect. On Friday afternoon, you get glassy conditions with 4ft swell from the SW. On Saturday morning, you get clean offshore wind with 4ft swell from the SSW. The break is inconsistent, so you'll be waiting for sets, but when they come, they'll be clean. The best bet is to paddle out on Saturday morning for the cleanest, most workable conditions.

This is a survival mission, not a classic session. Keep your expectations low, and you might just scratch an itch.

Rusty.

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