Surf Forecasts:
Kawana Beach surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 1 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 30 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period, SE swell with 255 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 1 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Kawana Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Kawana Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 17s. Another secondary swell of 0.8m and 5s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Kawana Beach in the next 16 days are 1.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kawana Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Righto, grab a coffee, let’s have a look at what’s on offer at Kawana Beach over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, mate, it’s a pretty grim run. The whole sixteen-day window is a bit of a write-off for decent waves. The water temp is sitting around 69°, which is actually about normal for this time of year, so you can’t blame the cold. But the swell just isn’t playing ball.
We kick off right now, but there’s nothing worth paddling out for. The first couple of days are all cross-onshore winds and choppy slop. Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th of August have some small swell, but it’s messy and weak. The combined energy is a measly 71 for the Saturday morning, just a weak little pulse.
We get a slight breather on Wednesday the 2nd of September morning. The wind swings north, giving us a clean, cross-off breeze and a bit of surfable 2ft swell from the east. It’s small and very ordinary, but it's clean. That same clean, small mushy energy hangs around for the Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th mornings too, with tiny 1ft waves. But it’s ankle to knee-high, and you’ll be fighting for a bump on a longboard. The wind is clean, which is a positive, but the wave energy is pathetic, with figures like 52 and 41.
Then we hit a massive gap. From Friday afternoon right through to the end of the forecast period, it’s basically flat or blown out. There’s a spike of 5ft to 5ft on the Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th of September afternoons, but it’s coming from the NNE with a terrible 5-second period and a fresh, lumpy cross-shore wind. It’s junk. Good for kite surfing maybe, not for a paddle. The rest of the second week is just tiny, clean but tiny, or cross-shore junk with barely any energy.
There is nothing here that I’d call a standout. The closest to a "best on offer" would be the Wednesday 2nd of September morning session with that 2ft east swell and light, clean wind. It’s not good, but it’s the only window where the conditions are actually surfable. For the rest, you’re better off checking the forecast again next week.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 51 | 65 | 255 | 146 | 112 | 68 | 64 | 45 | 50 | 50 | 116 | 94 | 68 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:44PM1.81m | 9:03AM1.57m | 9:17PM1.74m | 9:41AM1.61m | 9:51PM1.64m | 10:23AM1.62m | 10:29PM1.50m | 11:13AM1.60m | 11:12PM1.35m | 12:16PM1.57m | 00:06AM1.19m | 1:39PM1.56m | 1:31AM1.07m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM0.20m | 3:02AM0.21m | 3:03PM0.23m | 3:33AM0.21m | 3:44PM0.30m | 4:06AM0.23m | 4:30PM0.40m | 4:44AM0.27m | 5:26PM0.53m | 5:28AM0.32m | 6:40PM0.65m | 6:25AM0.38m | 8:28PM0.70m | ||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 27 | 24 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 36 | 33 | 36 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 39 | 28 | 116 | 94 | 68 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 12 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 50 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | NE 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SE 9 | E 11 | E 17 | — | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 7 | NE 5 | SE 10 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | 29 | 51 | 65 | 255 | 146 | 112 | 68 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 24 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 38 | 21 | 166 | 38 | 5 | 38 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 163 | 28 |
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