Kawana Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me look at what we've got. To be honest, it's a pretty grim picture for the next couple of weeks. The swell energy is weak, the wind is mostly in the wrong spot, and the conditions are just flat-out ordinary. There's a gap right at the start before we even get a hint of a surfable wave.

The first little window of opportunity for Kawana Beach wouldn't show up until Wednesday the 2nd of September. Even then, it's not exactly a classic. You're looking at a tiny 2ft swell from the east, with a period of 10 seconds. The energy is barely there (59), but the wind is light and off-shore from the north, which keeps the surface clean. It's really small though, and the conditions are just "surfable but very ordinary." The water temp is sitting at 68°, which is about a degree and a half colder than usual for this time of year, so expect a bit of a chill.

The best of what's on offer comes on Thursday the 3rd of September in the morning. Again, the swell is only 2ft from the east, but the period is a touch better at 10 seconds, and the energy picks up a little to 115. The wind is a light cross-offshore from the north-northwest, setting up some clean conditions. With the east swell direction and the clean wind, you might find a fun little ankle-slapper if you're on a longboard. It's a beginner break, so it's a good spot to practice, but don't expect any power.

After that, the surf drops right off again. The 4th and 5th are tiny, with glassy conditions on the morning of the 4th, but the swell is just too small to do anything. There's a weird spike in the moderate swell energy on the afternoon of the 6th of September, jumping to 5ft, but it's from the north-northeast with a windswell period of 5 seconds and a cross-shore breeze. That's just messy.

The second week is a write-off. A few clean mornings, like the 8th of September, with some waist-high maybe, but the consistency is poor, and the wind turns onshore again. There's a long gap with no real recommendations. Honestly, for a few of those days with the clean wind and cross-offshore conditions, a kite surfer might get more out of the setup than a paddle surfer.

If you're determined, the pick of the bunch is the Thursday morning, 3rd of September, at Kawana Beach. It's tiny, but it's the cleanest wave you'll get this outlook.

Rusty.

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