Kandui Left Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s coming for Kandui Left. We’ve got some solid swell pulses lined up, but the wind is going to be the main player for a lot of this run. The first week is pretty average, but there are a couple of windows where it all clicks, and if you can hold out, the second week has a real standout.

Right now, starting off Sunday the 6th, it’s not great. We’ve got a 5ft swell from the SSW, but that cross-on wind from the SSE at 15 mph is making a mess of things. The water is sitting at a warm 86°, about average for this time of year. The combined energy is moderate at 1599, but the surf quality is poor. Monday and Tuesday don’t offer much improvement either—cross-shore winds and lumpy conditions with swell around 4ft to 5ft. Not worth paddling out for.

Things start to look a bit more interesting on Wednesday morning the 9th. The swell picks up to 7ft from the S with a 15-second period, which is a long period groundswell. This is the kind of energy that really suits a reef break like Kandui Left, but the wind is still cross-shore at 15 mph, so it’s not clean. The combined energy is strong at 2638, but the wind is the letdown.

Now, hold onto your board. The real highlight of this entire outlook is Friday afternoon the 11th. The wind swings around to the WSW at just 3 mph and goes glassy. We’ve got a 5ft SSW swell with a 15-second period. The combined energy is moderate at 1459, but the conditions will be absolutely clean. This is an excellent session for experienced surfers. It’s not huge, but it’s going to be perfect.

Saturday the 12th is also worth a mention. The morning has a 5ft SW swell with a very long 19-second period and a light cross-offshore breeze from the ESE at 9 mph. Clean conditions and strong energy at 2558. This will be a good one, but that long period means the sets will be spaced out, so be patient. The afternoon gets a bit bigger at 6ft from the SW, but the wind goes cross-shore, so it loses some of that magic.

Sunday the 13th sees the swell building to 8ft from the SW with a 17-second period. The combined energy is very strong at 3036. This is big, solid groundswell. For a reef break like this, it’ll be powerful, but the wind is cross-shore in the morning and light cross in the afternoon, so it’s not going to be as clean as Friday. This is definitely one for experienced surfers only.

After that, the middle of the week from Monday the 14th to Wednesday the 16th is a bit of a blur of cross-onshore winds and moderate swell around 5ft to 6ft. Nothing special, though Wednesday morning the 16th has a brief window of clean conditions with a light cross-offshore breeze from the ESE and a 5ft SSW swell.

The big one that has me excited is Saturday the 19th. The morning session looks incredible. We’ve got an 8ft SSW swell with a 17-second period and a light cross-offshore breeze from the east at 6 mph. The combined energy is very strong at 3853. This is a proper groundswell, and the conditions are going to be clean. This is the standout of the whole forecast, but remember, it’s over a week away, so keep an eye on it.

Sunday the 20th is still decent with a 7ft SSW swell and light cross-shore winds, and Monday the 21st tails off with smaller 6ft swell and light winds.

So, if I had to pick one day to be out there, it’s Friday afternoon the 11th for the glassy perfection, and if you want something bigger and more powerful, keep your eyes on Saturday morning the 19th. Crowds are always a thing at Kandui Left, so expect company on the good days.

Rusty.

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