Kawana Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s cut to it. Kawana’s got a couple of clean little mornings to start, the dead zone in the middle, and then some proper waves at the very end of the forecast. You’ll need some patience.

Our first look is Sunday morning the 9th. The surf is 3ft from the east with a 9-second period. Dead glassy, no wind, and water temp is about normal for this time of year. It’s clean but weak – the energy is only around 202, so it’s slow and soft. A log or a longboard is the call. By the afternoon, a northeast breeze will chop it up, so the window is tight.

Monday the 10th is a no-go. Morning sees a strong northwest wind, and the afternoon, while offshore, has turned the swell into an ordinary mess. Not worth the paddle.

Tuesday the 11th through Wednesday the 12th, we’re in a serious lull. The swell drops to 2ft from the east, the energy is weak (80-110 range). It’s clean, but there’s just nothing there. A real flat spell.

From Thursday the 13th to about Saturday the 15th, it gets ugly – onshore winds, rain, lumpy chop. Swell is up to 5ft but it’s junky, short-period windswell from the southeast and the wind is howling. The kites are gonna be having a blast, but for us paddle surfers, it’s a hard pass.

The swell really cranks up on the 17th and 18th, with energy readings jumping from 389 right up over 800. But it’s still a southeasterly slop with winds screaming onshore at 30-35 km/h. By the 19th and 20th, we’re seeing 6 to 8ft of southeast swell, energy over 1000, but it’s just a raw, windblown mess. This is expert-only stuff in trying conditions.

Then, the payoff. On Sunday the 23rd, the ocean cleans right up. We get a proper 6ft east swell with a 12-second period and it’s glassy as a lake early. The energy is strong at 919. This is the one. Still a beach break, and that longer period can make the banks a bit straight, but the clean conditions make it a standout.

Monday the 24th is nearly as good. East-southeast swell at 5-6ft, 11-second period, and again, glassy first thing. Energy is a touch higher at 964. Another clean, quality morning.

So the story is: a couple of tiny clean waves now, a long stretch of nothing or junk, then a proper clean groundswell for the last two days. That’s worth the wait.

Rusty out.

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