Kawana Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for our local stretch.

We’re kicking off a pretty quiet run for a while. The first few days are a write-off – there’s almost nothing doing, with a whole lot of choppy, cross-shore junk from Thursday through to the weekend. The swell's not clean and the conditions are a mess. You won't miss much if you sit this out.

We finally get a window on Sunday, July 12th. The morning at Kawana Beach sees a light offshore from the WNW with a 3ft ESE swell at 11 seconds. It’s clean, but it’s small and weak, with combined energy of just 199 (weak). Not a standout, but it's a chance to get wet. The afternoon goes glassy and flat with only 3ft on the same ESE direction.

Monday the 13th and Tuesday the 14th are tiny and barely worth mentioning – clean but anemic, with swell heights dropping to 2ft and then 1ft. The combined energy is way down in the double digits (54 and 49 respectively). You’d be chasing ripples.

Now, here’s the one that catches my eye. Thursday, July 16th brings a decent pulse. The morning has a 6ft swell from the SE, period of 8 seconds, and clean conditions with a moderate WSW cross-off breeze. The combined energy sits at 410 (moderate). It’s a bit of a short-period swell, so not the gruntiest, but the size is there. By the afternoon it’s pushing 7ft, same short period (7 seconds) and still clean. This is the best on offer for the entire outlook – a solid, clean southeast swell. Just know that at that size, especially over 7ft, it’s a bit more for the experienced crew. The wind looks good from the WSW, keeping the surface clean.

After that, Friday the 17th gets messy with stronger SSW winds and lumpy cross-chop. Saturday the 18th afternoon cleans up a bit and brings a bigger 7ft SE swell at 10 seconds, with combined energy jumping to 1266 (very strong), but it’s cross-shore with small wind ripples. Still worth a look for the size but the morning is cleaner.

Sunday the 19th is a nice little runner with a clean 4ft SE swell at 10 seconds and WSW cross-off winds. Combined energy is 228 (weak to moderate). Good little session for the longboard or a fun shortboard.

From Monday the 20th onward, we drop back into flatness. The swell fades to under 3ft and stays tiny all the way through to the end of the 24th. The last few days see a glassy morning on the 23rd with only 1ft of NE swell, then another glassy start on the 24th with the same tiny 1ft. Not much to get excited about.

Best Bet: Without a doubt, Thursday July 16th at Kawana Beach. Go the morning for the cleaner 6ft SE swell, or the afternoon for the bigger 7ft. That’s your standout.

Rusty.

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