Surf Forecasts:
Kawana Beach surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 12 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period, ESE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period, SE swell with 3,073 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 12 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE 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 Sunday (Jul 12) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Kawana Beach in the next 16 days are 3.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kawana Beach over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Kawana Beach.
To be straight with you, the next week and a half is pretty grim. We’ve got a long stretch of poor conditions from now through to about the 20th of July. The swell is there, but it’s messy, with strong cross-onshore winds and lumpy, choppy surf. The combined wave energy is moderate at best, mostly in the low hundreds, and it’s just not worth paddling out for. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual.
The real standout, the only one worth circling on the calendar, is the morning of Tuesday, the 21st of July. That’s where the magic is. We’ve got a clean 6ft ESE groundswell, with a 12-second period, and the wind goes glassy – dead calm. The combined energy hits 870, which is a solid, healthy pulse. This is clean, lined-up surf, and for a beginner-friendly spot like Kawana Beach, that’s a treat. Expect the best waves of the whole forecast right there.
After that, it drops back down. Wednesday the 22nd and Thursday the 23rd are marginal, with a little cross-shore chop, and the swell is inconsistent. The 24th and 25th are small and ordinary again, with barely enough push to get going. The final days of the 26th and 27th are tiny, with weak, long-period energy that’s better suited to a point break than a beach.
So, bottom line: if you’ve got a window, make it Tuesday morning the 21st. That’s the call.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 256 | 183 | 138 | 86 | 60 | 33 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 43 | 358 | 310 | 804 | 2586 | 1716 | 1476 | 1462 | 1850 | 2650 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:45AM1.30m | 6:42PM2.02m | 6:43AM1.33m | 7:33PM2.11m | 7:36AM1.37m | 8:21PM2.14m | 8:27AM1.40m | 9:07PM2.12m | 9:17AM1.41m | 9:52PM2.04m | 10:06AM1.41m | 10:35PM1.91m | 10:57AM1.40m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM0.56m | 11:47AM0.22m | 1:17AM0.47m | 12:40PM0.16m | 2:08AM0.40m | 1:32PM0.12m | 2:56AM0.35m | 2:22PM0.13m | 3:42AM0.33m | 3:10PM0.17m | 4:26AM0.33m | 3:59PM0.25m | 5:09AM0.35m | 4:48PM0.37m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — |
 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 9 | ENE 10 | — |
| kJ | 256 | 183 | 138 | 86 | 60 | 33 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 3 | — | 3 | 9 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 9 | — | — | N 6 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | S 3 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 43 | 358 | 310 | 804 | 2586 | 1716 | 1476 | 1462 | 1850 | 2650 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 86 | 21 | 191 | 548 | 422 | 207 | 161 | 791 | 711 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 219 | 219 |
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