Kawana Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Lookin’ at the forecast for Kawana Beach and honestly, it’s a bit of a mixed bag over the next couple of weeks. There’s some small windows of clean conditions, but a fair bit of wind-affected swell in between.

The first real chance to wet a line comes up this Sunday morning, July 12th. We’ve got a 3ft ESE swell rolling in with a period around 11 seconds – that’s a bit of groundswell, which can make the waves a little more lined up and give you longer lulls between sets. The wind’s gonna be offshore from the WNW at 9 mph, which is gonna keep the surface clean. The combined swell energy is sitting at 215 (moderate energy), so there’s a bit of push behind it. Kawana Beach is an exposed beach break, and it’s fairly consistent here, so you should find a few waves. Just a heads up, crowds are sometimes an issue, so pick your bank wisely. Water temp’s about average for this time of year.

That Sunday afternoon, the 12th, the wind swings light offshore again from the WNW at 6 mph, with the swell dropping a touch to 3ft and the period dropping to 10 seconds. Energy’s down to 137, so it’ll be weaker, but still surfable and clean.

Then we hit a dry spell. Monday morning the 13th kicks off with glassy conditions – wind from the SW at 3 mph – and a tiny 2ft ESE swell. The energy’s only 63 (weak). It’s surfable, but just barely. After that, from Monday afternoon through to Saturday the 18th, it gets pretty ordinary. A lot of onshore and cross-shore winds building up, and the swell turns into a messy windswell. On Thursday the 16th, we get a pulse of 8ft SSE swell, but it’s got a howling 25 mph cross-onshore wind with it, so the face is gonna be a mess. That’s big enough for experts only if the wind was good, but with that wind, the whole setup at this beach break looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Things look like they might come back around early on Monday the 20th of July. That morning, the wind goes glassy again with a light SW breeze at 3 mph, and a 3ft SE swell with an 11-second period rolls in. The combined energy is back up to 213 (moderate). Conditions look clean, offering another short window of decent surf. The afternoon sees a light onshore wind which will mess it up a bit.

After that, Tuesday the 21st is glassy both morning and afternoon with a 2ft SE swell (82 energy, weak), but it’s pretty small. Then from Wednesday the 22nd all the way through to the end of the forecast on Saturday the 25th, it’s back to tiny, weak surf with onshore or cross-shore winds. Saturday morning, the 25th, has glassy conditions but a pitiful 1ft E swell with only an 8-second period and 17 energy – honestly not worth a paddle.

So, bottom line: the standout is that Sunday morning on the 12th of July with the clean offshore wind and a bit of groundswell energy. Monday the 20th is also a promising one to keep an eye on for a glassy morning session. A couple of windows, but make sure you’re on it when the conditions line up.

Rusty.

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