Aleluia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – this is a tough one. We’ve got Aleluia on the table, and for the next 16 days the outlook is a proper struggle. The water temp is sitting at 79°F which is a touch warmer than average for this time of year, but that’s about the only thing that’s comfortable.

The first few days are a write-off. We’re looking at Thursday 30th July through to Sunday 9th August with nothing but poor surf conditions. The swell is small, mostly under 5 ft, and the wind is a mess – cross-onshore or onshore from the east and southeast, blowing at 9 to 19 mph. It’s choppy, lumpy, and just messy. The combined wave energy is weak, sitting between 47 and 222 over the first week, and that’s not enough to get excited about even if the wind was right.

Monday 3rd August sees a bit of a bump – swell hits 6 ft from the ESE with a period of 8 seconds, and the energy climbs to 379. But the wind is still onshore, and the rain showers don’t help. That’s a day for the kites, not the paddle. Too sloppy for a decent surf.

The second week doesn’t get much better. From Sunday 9th August through to Friday 14th August, we’ve got a few flickers. On Monday 10th August, a long-period swell sneaks in from the south at 11 seconds, but it’s only 2 ft high and the energy is a pathetic 123. That’s a tease, not a session. The wind is still cross-on or onshore, so even if you paddle out, you’ll be fighting it.

The only real standout, if you can call it that, is Tuesday 11th August afternoon. The swell jumps to 6 ft from the SSE with a period of 7 seconds, and the energy hits 389. That’s moderate wave energy, and it’s the biggest swell of the entire outlook. But – and it’s a big but – the wind is onshore from the ESE at 12 mph, and the break is a reef that needs clean conditions. With that wind, it’s going to be lumpy and hard to ride. The best part of that day is the morning, when the swell is 3 ft, but still onshore.

Wednesday 12th August morning is similar – 6 ft from the SE with a period of 7 seconds, energy at 342, but again, onshore wind. It’s not surfable with any quality.

Look, I’ve got to be honest: this is a long blank run. There’s no single day I’d tell you to drop everything and go. The consistent onshore wind and poor surf quality ratings make it a two-week stretch to forget for Aleluia. If you’re desperate, the biggest swell window is from 11th to 12th August, but don’t expect anything clean. The reef wants a south swell with offshore winds, and we’re getting east-southeast onshore – a total mismatch.

That’s the long and short of it. Rusty out.

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