Alabama Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for the waves around here. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak, and messy surf on the cards. The first real window of anything worth getting wet for is a long way off.

The whole 16-day forecast is a bit of a write-off for decent waves. The best we can see is a tiny window of clean conditions on the morning of Saturday, August 15th, but even then the swell is tiny. For the most part, we’re looking at a flat spell with onshore or cross-shore winds messing up what little bump there is. There’s a gap of poor surf that runs from the start of the period all the way until that Saturday morning, so it’s a long wait.

Let’s break it down by the only break in the area: Alabama Point.

The water temp is sitting at a warm 86°F, which is a touch above the long-term average for this time of year – nothing crazy, but it’s a nice bit of warmth if you do decide to get in.

The first few days, from Sunday, August 2nd right through to the middle of the month, are all “poor surf conditions.” The combined wave energy is weak, barely cracking 54 on the Sunday. Swells are tiny, mostly under 3 ft, coming from the SW and S with short periods around 4 to 6 seconds. Winds are mostly cross or onshore, with a fresh breeze on Sunday kicking up lumpy chop. Not a single day is worth paddling for.

We get a bit of a tease on the morning of Friday, August 14th, with a light offshore wind from the NNW, but the swell is only 0.7 ft – that’s just a ripple. It’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride.

The one standout, and I mean the *only* one, is the morning of Saturday, August 15th. For a few hours, we get a glassy, clean surface with a light NNE wind. The swell is a tiny 2 ft from the SE, with a period of just 4 seconds. It’s not going to be any kind of epic session, but it’s the only time in the whole forecast where the conditions are even close to surfable. The energy is a low 9, so don’t expect much push. Because it’s a beach break with hardly any power, this could be a spot for a beginner to have a splash on a foamie, but even then, it’s slim pickings.

After that, it’s right back to poor, onshore slop for the rest of the period. The afternoon of the 16th has a tiny bump from the S with a longer period of 10 seconds, but it’s only 0.3 ft and cross-shore winds – not worth a look.

Honestly, if you’ve got a kite, this setup might be more interesting than trying to paddle. The onshore winds and lack of any real swell mean the paddle surfing is a no-go. Keep an eye on the forecasts, but this one’s a bummer.

Rusty.

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