Kawana Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Well, folks, gotta be straight with ya – this stretch ain't looking like much of a party. We’re headed into a proper dry spell for Kawana Beach. The whole 16-day window is pretty much a write-off for any decent surf, so don’t be holding your breath. The water temp is sitting right around that 21° mark, which is about average for this time of year, so nothing wild there.

First up, from Thursday the 10th through to Monday the 14th, it’s pretty grim. We’ve got a mix of onshore and cross-onshore winds, lumpy and choppy conditions, and the swell is all over the shop – mostly short-period, weak stuff under a metre or just pushing a bit over. The energy is moderate at best on Friday the 11th with a combined energy reading of 366, but with that cross-onshore wind and messy surface, it’s not worth paddling out.

Tuesday the 15th gives us a tiny glimpse of something half-decent. Early morning, the wind goes glassy with a 0.8m easterly swell, period a measly 6 seconds, and the energy is low at 54. It’s surfable but very ordinary – tiny, weak waves. That’s as close to a standout as we get, and it’s hardly a barrel.

The next few days stay tiny or moderate, but the wind is cross-on or onshore, keeping it choppy. There’s a little pulse of energy on Thursday the 17th morning, with a 1.6m ESE swell reading 230 in combined energy, but the wind is onshore and the period is still short – it’s just a lumpy mess.

We get another glassy morning on Saturday the 19th, but the swell is only 0.6m – again, weak and small. Then on Sunday the 20th, we see a bump to 2.1m from the SE, but the wind is cross-shore, the period is short, and the energy climbs to 337 – still a poor outlook. That size is getting into the too-big-for-beginners zone, but the quality is so low it’s really only any good if you’re a kite surfer looking for some wind.

The last few days from the 22nd onwards are tiny, weak, and mostly cross-shore. There’s a hint of a longer period (11 seconds) on the morning of the 22nd, but the swell is barely 0.6m – more of a ripple with a bit of energy (127) but nothing to write home about. The 25th shows a little pulse of energy with a 0.5m swell and a 12-second period (194 in energy), but again, it’s small and clean but not surfable in any meaningful way.

Bottom line: nothing here is calling your name. The best you’ll get is a glassy, tiny, knee-high dribble on Tuesday the 15th morning or Saturday the 19th morning. Otherwise, it’s a long stretch of average to poor conditions. Keep the board in the garage and wait for the next system.

Rusty.

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