Kawana Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it. We’re looking at the next two weeks at Kawana Beach, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a pretty grim stretch for the most part. We’re dealing with a long run of ordinary, poor, or just plain messy conditions. There are a few tiny windows where things look a little better, but you’ll have to pick your moments.

The water is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, sitting at 68°F at the start.

The first few days are a write-off. Wednesday the 2nd and Thursday the 3rd have tiny swells and messy winds. Not worth paddling out for. Friday morning, the 4th, brings a bit of hope with some glassy conditions and a tiny 1ft east swell, but the energy is weak (44). It’s surfable, but very ordinary. The weekend is similar – a small window on Saturday morning, the 5th, with a 1.0ft swell and clean cross-off wind, but it’s barely a ripple. Then Saturday afternoon gets a little bump in size to 4ft, but it’s from the NNE with a short, choppy 5-second period and a fresh 30 km/h cross wind – that’s a messy, lumpy mess.

Sunday the 6th is a bit better with a clean 3ft in the morning, but it’s still weak. The whole first week is a struggle for any real quality.

Now, we do have a significant swell event brewing for the second week, but it comes with a major caveat. Starting Friday the 11th, we see a jump in size to 8ft and 8ft from the ESE. The combined energy spikes hard – 571 and 700 – that’s strong wave energy. But the wind is onshore for the most part, and the period is a short 7 seconds. That combo will make for a big, lumpy, and choppy mess. It’s too big for beginners and too messy for anyone else. The surf quality is poor.

The standout window, and I mean the *only* real standout, is Tuesday morning, September 15th. The swell drops to a manageable 5ft from the ENE with a 7-second period. The combined energy is still moderate at 235. But the real key is the wind: light, cross-off from the NNE. That will clean things up nicely. The forecast says “expect good surf conditions” and you’ll want to be on it early. After that, it drops back off again.

The following day, Wednesday the 16th, has a similar 4ft in the morning with clean cross-off wind, but it’s a step down in energy. And Thursday the 17th morning is glassy but tiny.

So, if you are itching for a surf, your best bet is to circle the morning of Tuesday the 15th. Get on it early before the wind shifts. The rest of the period is a mix of too small, too messy, or too big and onshore. For a beach break like Kawana, that big, short-period ESE swell on the 11th and 12th is going to be more of a kite surfing show than a paddle surfing session.

Stay patient, and keep an eye on the forecasts.

Rusty.

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