Surf Forecasts:
Kawana Beach surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 7 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, ENE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, SE swell with 931 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 7 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE 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 Monday (Sep 07) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s. 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 3.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kawana Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s break it down for Kawana Beach over the next couple weeks. I gotta be honest, it’s pretty quiet out there. Most days, the wind is blowin’ onshore or cross-shore, messin’ up whatever tiny waves we’ve got. Water temp is around 70°, which is about average for the season, no big swing there.
From Sunday the 6th through Monday the 14th of September, it’s a long dry spell. The swell is small, the wind is bad, and the wave energy stays low – most of the time under 100 energy units. On Thursday the 10th, a bigger pulse of 2.5m to 3.0m shows up, with energy jumping to 594 and 935, but it’s gettin’ hammered by 25 to 31 mph winds. That’s a messy, blown-out mess – looks more like a kite session than a surf session.
The one bright spot is the morning of Tuesday the 15th of September. That morning goes glassy with a light NE breeze at just 3 mph. The swell is only 0.7m (2 ft) from the east, period of 6 seconds, energy weak at 48. Not gonna win any awards, but it’ll be clean and rideable – the best we’ve got. Good for beginners, and crowds won’t be an issue.
After that, it’s back to tiny surf from the 16th through the 21st, with swells often under 0.5m and energy mostly under 100. There are a few clean mornings on the 17th and 19th with light offshores, but the swell is just too small.
So, if you’re gonna paddle out, make it Tuesday morning, 15th September. Other than that, the whole 16-day run is mostly a bust.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 143 | 67 | 28 | 39 | 37 | 25 | 48 | 29 | 23 | 32 | 586 | 931 | 480 | 247 | 237 | 230 | 165 | 155 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:28PM1.72m | 4:45AM1.14m | 5:28PM1.83m | 5:45AM1.27m | 6:18PM1.91m | 6:34AM1.41m | 7:02PM1.94m | 7:17AM1.53m | 7:42PM1.92m | 7:58AM1.62m | 8:19PM1.85m | 8:38AM1.67m | 8:53PM1.74m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:16PM0.51m | 10:35AM0.33m | 00:07AM0.39m | 11:37AM0.24m | 00:49AM0.29m | 12:29PM0.16m | 1:26AM0.22m | 1:17PM0.12m | 2:01AM0.17m | 2:00PM0.12m | 2:34AM0.16m | 2:42PM0.18m | 3:06AM0.17m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 26 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | SE 5 | SE 8 | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 17 | 34 | 14 | 28 | 39 | 37 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 32 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 15 | — | — | E 22 | E 14 | NE 16 | E 12 | — | E 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 4 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 10 | 3 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 6 | SE 9 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 63 | 143 | 67 | 28 | — | 6 | 16 | 48 | 29 | 14 | — | 586 | 931 | 480 | 247 | 237 | 230 | 165 | 155 | 145 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 166 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 87 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 372 | 303 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 4 |
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