Surf Forecasts:
Kiddies Corner surf forecast from 10 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 11 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 17 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, SE swell with 774 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 11 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Kiddies Corner this week:
The surf forecast for Kiddies Corner over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Kiddies Corner in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 17) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Tue 11th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 4PM (Tue 11th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kiddies Corner over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get into it. This outlook covers our local stretch here, focusing on Kiddies Corner. The next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag, with some decent early windows and a real standout session coming up.
We kick off on Tuesday, August 11th, and it’s a tale of two halves. The morning is pretty small, with weak 2ft swell from the ENE at a modest 9-second period. The overall wave energy is very low (120). The saving grace is a clean offshore breeze, making it a gentle paddle out but nothing exciting. Then, Tuesday afternoon is where we get our first real highlight. The swell jumps to a solid 5ft from the south, with a bit more period (11 seconds) and energy (525). That’s a nice little groundswell pulse. What makes it a standout is the clean, offshore wind grooming it. This will be the best session of the early week—clean, fun waves. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, so a spring suit is fine.
Wednesday and Thursday maintain a similar theme, with waist-to-chest high swell on Wednesday morning (4ft S) and clean offshore wind. It’s consistent enough to get a few good ones. Thursday afternoon, though, things get a bit messy as the wind turns onshore.
Then from Friday through to the middle of the following week, it turns pretty ordinary. A long stretch of poor to marginal conditions sets in, with choppy, onshore winds and messy cross-shore chop. There’s some pulse of energy on Monday 17th (7ft SE) and again on Tuesday 18th, but the winds are just awful, making it a wreck. For about a week, there’s nothing worth paddling out for.
Keep an eye on the horizon, though. Looking way out to Monday, August 24th, there’s a promising call. That morning shows a solid 6ft S swell with a moderate offshore breeze, producing clean, lined-up waves with moderate wave energy (564). It’s a bit far out to get too excited, but the combination of size, clean wind, and swell direction matching the optimum (SE) makes this the true standout of the whole outlook. Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th also show some solid size (6ft - 7ft) and clean conditions, though those later windows have a cross-off wind rather than pure offshore. For the Monday 24th, you’ll want a board with some paddle power.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 105 | 69 | 457 | 491 | 223 | 132 | 89 | 108 | 548 | 219 | 100 | 131 | 159 | 198 | 310 | 168 | 148 | 181 | 700 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:59AM1.33m | 7:07PM1.94m | 7:50AM1.40m | 7:57PM1.95m | 8:37AM1.46m | 8:44PM1.89m | 9:22AM1.49m | 9:29PM1.79m | 10:06AM1.49m | 10:12PM1.65m | 10:49AM1.48m | 10:55PM1.48m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM0.18m | 12:36PM0.36m | 1:50AM0.12m | 1:31PM0.32m | 2:35AM0.09m | 2:23PM0.28m | 3:17AM0.08m | 3:13PM0.26m | 3:58AM0.09m | 4:01PM0.26m | 4:36AM0.12m | 4:50PM0.29m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SSW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 105 | 51 | 457 | 491 | 223 | 132 | 89 | 108 | 340 | 219 | 100 | 131 | 159 | 17 | 18 | 168 | 85 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 14 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | S 15 | S 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 69 | 68 | 48 | 31 | 47 | 46 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | NE 8 | S 15 | S 13 | — | — | S 15 | S 18 | S 19 | SSE 19 | — | S 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 29 | 36 | — | 4 | 18 | 19 | 20 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SSW 6 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 7 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 85 | 548 | — | — | — | — | 198 | 310 | — | 148 | 181 | 700 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 42 | 174 | 0 | 42 | 207 | 336 |
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