Kawana Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – this outlook for the next 16 days is a tough one. We’ve got a big stretch of lumpy, blown‑out conditions and the only break on the radar is Kawana Beach. It’s a beginner‑friendly spot that’s fairly consistent, but it’s exposed to the swell and the crowds are around sometimes. The water temp is about average for this time of the year.

We start off Monday the 20th and it’s ugly. A solid 12‑ft swell from the ESE with a period of 10 seconds is pumping in, but it’s arriving with a fresh 22 mph SE wind, cross‑onshore, making it lumpy and poor. The combined energy is massive at 2733, but you don’t want to be out there. That continues into the afternoon with 10‑ft swells and the same dirty wind. Tuesday the 21st isn’t much better – 8‑ft onshore junk in the morning, dropping to 7‑ft by the afternoon, still onshore and messy with moderate winds. Wednesday the 22nd sees a drop to 6‑ft, but it’s still onshore – a light breeze, but the conditions are only marginal. The energy drops to 617, but it’s not worth paddling out for.

Now, Thursday the 23rd is the one ray of light in this whole run. Morning glass – the wind is 3 mph from the SW, glassy, and the swell is 4‑ft from the E with an 8‑second period. The energy is modest at 204, but that glassy clean surface will make for some fun little waves. It’s the best we’ll see, but it’s small. The afternoon turns cross‑onshore again and it’s gone.

From Friday the 24th right through to the end of the forecast, it’s a grim run. The swell drops below 3‑ft most days, the wind is constantly cross‑onshore or cross, and the energy values are mostly in the double digits – weak. There are a few clean moments, like Saturday morning the 25th with a light 3 mph SW cross‑offshore wind and 3‑ft swell, but it’s ordinary at best. The rest of the second week is a mix of tiny waves, onshore breezes, and occasionally a longer period swell (14 seconds) that shows up on the 30th and 31st, but it’s microscopic – 0.7‑ft to 2‑ft. The energy barely reaches 134 on the 31st, but it’s still poor. The last few days of the run into August are just more of the same: small, blown out, and not worth the wax.

So, the honest call: there’s no standout session here. The only time you might get a wave is Thursday morning the 23rd – glassy, clean, but small. The rest of the 16 days is a write‑off. Hold tight, forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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