Kawana Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with ya—this is a pretty lean run for Kawana Beach. There’s nothing truly firing in the next 16 days, so we’re mostly waiting on tiny scraps and hoping for a clean window. The water’s sitting at 68°, which is a bit colder than usual for this time of year, so you’ll want a steamer if you’re heading out.

We start Wednesday the 26th of August with small, weak surf. The morning sees a 3ft swell from the ENE at 8 seconds, a light cross-off breeze from the SW at 6 mph, and clean conditions, but the combined energy is weak (117). It’s surfable but very ordinary. The afternoon turns glassy with NE wind at 3 mph, same 3ft, 7-second swell from the E. It’s a session for a longboard or a foiler—nothing to get excited about.

Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th are write-offs: cross-onshore winds from the SSE and SE, 16 mph, with messy, choppy waves around 2ft to 3ft. Poor surf conditions across the board.

The weekend (Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th of August) stays poor. Saturday has light rain and SE cross-onshore wind, 3ft swell, and combined energy up to 216—but it’s still a messy, low-quality deal. Sunday bumps up to a 6ft swell from the SE, short 6-second period, but with a fresh 19 mph cross-onshore wind making it lumpy and choppy. The energy jumps to 277–368, but with that wind, it’s more of a kite session than a paddle session.

Monday the 31st through to Monday the 7th of September is a dull stretch. Waves stay 2ft to 4ft, mostly from the E or ESE, periods short (6–8 secs), and winds keep shifting onshore or cross-onshore. A few mornings—Wednesday the 2nd, and Thursday the 3rd of September—have glassy or light cross-off conditions with clean waves, but the swell is still tiny (3ft). Combined energy stays moderate (130–181), but there’s no punch.

The only true standout in this whole window lands on Monday the 7th of September. The morning brings a 4ft swell from the SSE at 8 seconds, a clean cross-off breeze from the NNW at 9 mph, and the phrase “expect good surf conditions.” The combined energy hits 280—moderate and the highest clean reading in the period. It’s not huge, but for Kawana Beach this is your best bet. That afternoon the wind swings and the quality drops, so hit it early.

After that, Tuesday the 8th to Thursday the 10th of September fades back to tiny, weak swell (1ft to 2ft) with low energy (56–163) and mostly clean but gutless conditions.

Bottom line: Monday morning, 7th September, is the only session worth paddling out for. The rest is either blown out or too small to bother. Keep an eye on that date.

Rusty.

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