Surf Forecasts:
Aldinga Beach surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 6PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, SW swell with 403 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 2.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Tue 8th Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
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 the charts for Aldinga Beach, and I’ll be straight with you – it’s a tough run ahead. We’re looking at a 16-day window, and frankly, there’s no surf worth paddling out for. The whole period is a write-off, with every single entry flagged as poor surf conditions and scoring zero. The first proper recommendation doesn’t even appear, and the gaps are just the whole forecast – day after day of nothing.
The only break we’ve got to talk about is Aldinga Beach. It’s an inconsistent beginner spot, and with the water temp sitting at 59°F, that’s about normal for the time of year. The whole period is dominated by onshore and cross-onshore winds, mostly from the west and southwest. You’ll see some swell pop up, like on the morning of the 5th (Saturday) with a 5ft swell from the WSW, but it’s got a short, weak period of 6 seconds and the combined energy is only 212 (moderate). The wind is howling onshore at 16 mph, so it’ll be a choppy mess. On the 8th (Tuesday), there’s a 6ft swell from the WSW with a combined energy of 260 (still moderate), but a strong breeze from the southwest at 28 mph is going to shred it. That’s expert-only territory in terms of size, but the quality is garbage.
Even the glassy days, like the 12th (Saturday) with a 0.3ft to 0.7ft swell, are just flat. There’s no energy. The combined energy values are almost all below 100, with many in single digits – that’s weak to nonexistent wave energy. The longest period we see is 14 seconds on the 2nd, but that’s attached to a 0.3ft swell, so it’s just a ghost.
For a beach break like this, with consistent onshore wind and weak swell, it’s honestly looking more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The blank run is pretty normal for the area when it’s like this. Forecasts can change, but right now, there’s not a single standout. Don’t bother lining up for this one.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the ESE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 3 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
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 kJ | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 104 | 92 | 27 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 53 | 212 | 49 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross |
High Tide | 6:23PM1.62m | 6:36AM1.97m | 6:43PM1.42m | 6:58AM1.93m | 6:56PM1.21m | 7:21AM1.84m | 6:56PM1.01m | 7:44AM1.68m | 6:10PM0.88m | 8:05AM1.48m | 8:07AM1.25m | 2:23PM1.28m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 00:16AM0.08m | 12:58PM0.14m | 00:28AM0.16m | 1:28PM0.30m | 00:35AM0.25m | 2:01PM0.51m | 00:33AM0.32m | 2:42PM0.76m | 00:12AM0.38m | 11:23PM0.38m | 10:44AM1.22m | 10:42PM0.33m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | S 14 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | NNW 3 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 16 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 7 | — | — | 8 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 5 | SW 14 | — | — | — | N 4 | WSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | — | — | W 3 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | — | N 3 | N 4 | NW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | ESE 3 | NW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | 8 | 104 | 92 | 27 | — | 3 | 12 | 53 | 212 | 49 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 122 | 33 | 439 | 611 | 1047 | 623 | 33 | 33 | 370 | 960 | 1047 | 1055 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 295 | 34 | 33 |
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