Kawana Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Kawana Beach over the next couple of weeks.

It’s a pretty frustrating stretch, to be honest. The first week is a write-off. From Monday the 6th through to Saturday the 11th, we’ve got cross-onshore winds and messy, lumpy conditions making a mess of things. The swell hangs around in the 3 ft to 8 ft range, but it’s short-period junk (7-10 seconds) with a combined energy that’s mostly moderate (peaking at 1282 on Wednesday afternoon), and the wind just won’t play ball. The water temp is sitting at 69° — a bit colder than normal for this time of year.

The only real glimmer in this whole outlook is Sunday morning, the 12th of July. It’s not a big swell — just 3 ft from the ESE with a period of 11 seconds — but the wind swings around to a light NNW cross-offshore, and the wave comment says “expect good surf conditions”. This is your standout. Combined energy is a modest 275, but with that clean, glassy feel, Kawana Beach should offer up some fun, peelable rights for the experienced crew. Don’t expect a crowd — it’s only “sometimes” busy here.

After that, it fades. Monday the 13th has a tiny 2 ft swell with moderate offshore wind — surfable but ordinary. Tuesday the 14th drops to 1 ft, and that’s basically a lake. Wednesday the 15th morning looks promising for a moment with glassy conditions on a 2 ft swell, but the energy is weak (49) and the period short (8 seconds). It’s a bit of a tease.

The second week from the 16th onwards sees the swell pick up again — from 3 ft on Thursday up to 8 ft by Saturday the 18th — and we finally get some clean cross-offshore winds. But the wave comments stay firmly in “poor” or “marginal” territory. The swell is short-period (5-8 seconds), which means weak, choppy lines even with clean wind. The combined energy jumps to moderate on the 18th (525), but for a beach break like Kawana, that short-period windswell is just not going to stand up. It looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, to be honest.

So, to cut it short: if you’ve got flexibility, point your board at Sunday morning, the 12th of July. That’s the pick. The rest is either blown out, flat, or mediocre.

Stay patient, and keep an eye on the charts. It tends not to stay poor for long around here.

Rusty.

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