Kawana Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. I’ve had a good hard look at Kawana Beach for the next couple of weeks, and I’ll be straight with ya – it’s a pretty quiet stretch. The swell is small and short-period all the way through, and the wind just won’t play ball most days. There’s no standout session that’ll have you calling in sick, but there are a few brief windows where it gets close to worth a paddle. The water temp is sitting about 68°, which is a bit colder than usual for this time of year – nothing crazy, but you’ll notice it.

For the first few days, from Saturday the 22nd into Monday the 24th, it’s all poor surf conditions. Onshore winds, weak energy readings (80 to 126), and tiny 3ft to 3ft swell from the east or east-northeast with period around 7-8 seconds. Nothing doing.

Tuesday the 25th morning is the first flicker of hope. We’ve got glassy conditions, light air, and a 3ft east-northeast swell with 8-second period. Combined energy is 112, weak but at least it’s glassy. It’s surfable but very ordinary – not something to get excited about, but if you’re desperate, you could tickle a few. Crowds are possible here sometimes, and for a beginner-friendly break like this, the clean surface helps.

Wednesday the 26th morning offers another short window with clean conditions, a light west cross-off breeze, and 3ft east swell. Energy is 103 – still weak, but at least it’s clean. The period is only 7 seconds, so don’t expect much push.

From Thursday the 27th right through to Sunday the 6th of September, it’s mostly a write-off. The wind picks up – cross-onshore and onshore from the south-southeast and southeast, often 9 to 19 mph, making things choppy and lumpy. Swell bumps up a notch on the 31st of August morning to 6ft but with a shocking 6-second period and a cross-onshore breeze, so it’s just messy. Combined energy on that one hits 284, which is moderate, but the quality is poor. On the 1st of September morning, we get another glassy calm moment, with 2ft east swell at 10 seconds – period is decent, energy is 129 (weak), but the swell is tiny. It’s surfable but very ordinary. Again, that’s about as good as it gets.

The first week of September keeps the same pattern: tiny swell, mostly onshore or cross wind, with a few clean slots on the 2nd and 4th mornings. On the 4th of September morning, we get a cross-off north-northwest breeze, 3ft east-northeast swell at 10 seconds, energy 132 – clean but small. The 6th of September morning is clean with cross-off north-northwest wind, but the swell drops to a pathetic 1ft east at 9 seconds, energy just 49.

So here’s the bottom line: the best on offer is Tuesday the 25th August morning for the glassy surface, and maybe Wednesday the 26th August morning for the clean cross-off. Both are tiny, weak, and very ordinary, but they’re the only times the wind gives you a break. Don’t expect any magic. If you’re a beginner wanting a floaty session, those are your windows.

Rusty.

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