Aleluia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, lookin’ at the Aleluia surf outlook comin’ from that exposed reef break.

To be straight with you, this 16-day window looks pretty tough. There are long stretches where the wind is just messing things up—onshore and cross-onshore breezes turning what could be fun little waves into a choppy, lumpy mess. The swell is around, but the quality is killed by the wind for days on end. There’s a real standout, though, but you gotta be patient.

The first real hint of something good pops up on Saturday the 12th of September. Saturday morning at Aleluia, we’ve got some clouds overhead, but don’t let that fool you—the wind drops right off. It’s glassy. Flat calm. The swell is coming in at 4 ft from the ESE with a period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy is moderate (317). The water temp is about average for the time of year, so nothin’ wild there. This is the session you want. The wind is light and glassy—that’s a major positive, it’s gonna be clean. The wave state reads ‘glassy’ so expect smooth, lined-up sets. The crowds at Aleluia can be around sometimes, so get in early.

Saturday afternoon the wind swings onshore and the glass disappears; that morning window is your one true standout in the whole outlook. After that, things get grim.

From Sunday the 13th all the way through to Tuesday the 22nd of September, it’s a grim run of poor surf conditions. The wind is either onshore or cross-onshore, mostly from the ENE or E at 9 to 19 mph, turning the wave faces into a mess. The swell sticks around 3 ft to 5 ft, short period mostly (6-9 seconds), so the waves are weak and bumpy. Wave energy ranges from low to moderate (167 to 373). There’s just no quality on offer for a paddle surfer through that stretch.

There’s another flicker of hope on Wednesday the 23rd of September—a morning session. The wind is cross-shore, gentle, with a slight cross-chop. The swell drops to 3 ft, but here’s the interesting bit: the period jumps way up to 13 seconds from the ESE and the combined energy spikes to 594, which is moderate. That longer period means more shape and energy in the water, but at a beach-and-reef setup, it might break a bit straight. Still, it’s a marginal call, worth a look if you’re desperate. The afternoon, though, the wind hammers back to 19 mph cross-onshore, so it’s a one-morning window at best.

After that, from the 24th through to the 26th of September, it’s back to poor onshore wind and weak energy, the last day the swell energy drops right off to just 86.

Overall, the only real session I’d paddle out for is Saturday morning the 12th of September. It’s clean, glassy, small and fun. The rest is wind-slop. If you’re lookin’ at the longer period on the 23rd, keep expectations low—it’s promising but not certain at that range.

Rusty.

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