Kawana Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m taking a long, hard look at what’s on offer for Kawana Beach over the next couple of weeks. I’ll be straight with you – it’s been a pretty grim stretch, and honestly, it’s gonna stay that way for a while.

We’re looking at a real dry spell here. The surf is basically flat or junk for the first week or so. Right now, on Thursday the 23rd of July, we’ve got a weak, short-period easterly swell at 4ft, but it’s onshore and the energy is a measly (165). It’s just poor.

We’ll see a little glimmer of hope on the morning of Sunday the 26th. The wind goes glassy, which is a huge positive, and we’ve got a tiny 2ft swell from the east. It’s a small, clean wave, but the energy is weak (66). It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary and won’t hold much weight. That’s the only real window of clean conditions in the first week.

After that, it’s a long, depressing stretch. From Monday the 27th right through to the end of July, the swell drops to almost nothing, with periods of long-period groundswell that don’t have any size. The wind is mostly cross or onshore, keeping everything messy. There’s a gap of several days here where you’d be better off doing something else.

Then, things get interesting, but not in a good way for paddle surfing. Around the 5th and 6th of August, we get a big pulse of swell. On the morning of Wednesday the 5th, we’re looking at a 8ft SE swell, with the combined energy going through the roof (1350). That’s strong, powerful stuff. But the wind is onshore and strong, and Kawana is a beach break. That setup is going to be a washing machine – big, choppy, and closing out. It’s a setup that looks way more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The conditions are just too raw for a standard board.

The best of the bunch, if you can call it that, might be the mornings of Friday the 7th of August. The swell is still solid at 6ft from the ESE, with a very long period of 13 seconds, and the wind eases back. The energy is still very strong (1152). It’s going to be a big, powerful groundswell. At a beach break like Kawana, a long-period swell this size can be a bit walled-up and straight, but for an expert, it might offer a few heavy, makeable ones if the tide lines up. It’s a long-range call, so don’t bank on it, but it’s the only thing that looks like it has any real potential.

So, to sum it up: the next 10 days are a write-off. If you’re desperate, the glassy Sunday morning the 26th will get you a few tiny, clean ones. The real power arrives in the first week of August, but it’s going to be a wild, wind-affected beast. For the experienced crew, the 7th of August is the one to watch, but it’s a long way off and uncertain.

Rusty.

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