Surf Forecasts:
Aldinga Beach surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, SSW swell with 37 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Aldinga Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Aldinga Beach in the next 16 days are 0.9m 5s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 13) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Aldinga Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve had a good look at what’s on the cards for Aldinga Beach over the next couple of weeks, and I’ll be straight with you—it’s a lean run. This stretch is looking pretty quiet, with no real swell to get excited about. The whole 16-day window is mostly a flat spell, with only tiny, weak pulses of energy that won’t do much for a paddle. There’s a gap of a few days from around the 13th of September where it goes completely flat, and even before that, the waves are just too small to bother with.
The first sniff of anything we could call surf comes in on Monday morning the 7th of September. It’s a tiny 0.7 ft from the WSW with a period of 9 seconds, but combined energy is only 15 (weak) and it’s cross-shore wind from the SSE at 9 mph. It’s poor surf, mate, not worth wetting a suit. Through the week, we get a bit more action on Wednesday the 9th with a short-period, wind-affected 3 ft from the S, but the period is a lousy 4 seconds and it’s lumpy with fresh cross-shore wind at 19 mph. Combined energy hits 31 (weak), but the quality is just not there. That afternoon drops to 2 ft, same story.
The best we see is a couple of glassy moments, like Tuesday morning the 8th of September with a 0.3 ft wave and glassy conditions from a light WNW breeze, but it’s barely a ripple. The same goes for the morning of the 15th of September—1 ft from the WSW, glassy, with combined energy of 33 (weak), but again, too small to surf properly. There’s no standout session here. For a beginner, anything over 5 ft is too big, but we never come close to that. The water temperature anomaly isn’t given, so I’ll just say it’s doing its thing for the time of year. Aldinga Beach is inconsistent at the best of times, and this forecast is a real test of patience. It’s the kind of window where you might be better off checking if the kites are flying, because the paddle surfing just isn’t happening.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:07AM1.25m | 2:23PM1.28m | 5:52AM1.09m | 3:14PM1.48m | 4:51AM1.15m | 3:45PM1.63m | 4:38AM1.31m | 4:11PM1.73m | 4:43AM1.50m | 4:35PM1.77m | 4:55AM1.70m | 4:58PM1.76m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:23PM0.38m | 10:44AM1.22m | 10:42PM0.33m | 9:18AM0.99m | 10:31PM0.26m | 9:38AM0.73m | 10:32PM0.19m | 10:03AM0.49m | 10:39PM0.14m | 10:29AM0.29m | 10:50PM0.09m | 10:55AM0.14m | 11:02PM0.05m | ||||||
 |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | |
 | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 9 | W 5 | — | S 17 | S 16 | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 6 | 5 | — | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 14 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 122 | 122 | 34 | 33 | 446 | 139 | 1059 | 1460 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Adelaide | |||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | |||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Aldinga Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Information about the Aldinga Beach Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Aldinga Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Aldinga Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Aldinga Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Aldinga Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Aldinga Beach may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Are you planning a holiday in Adelaide? If you are looking for accommodation near Aldinga Beach, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Adelaide, consider staying in Morphett Vale which is 19 km (12 miles) away. Other places in and around Adelaide where you can find information about places to rent, and car hire include Rapid Bay which is 36 km (22 miles) away, Adelaide, Adelaide Hills and Port Adelaide.
Nearest