Alex Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Alex. It’s a reef break that’s exposed to the south, so it needs the right angle to light up. To be honest, for the next week and a half, it’s a pretty grim picture.

We’re lookin’ at a long, dry spell here. From Sunday the 6th right through until the morning of Saturday the 12th, there’s nothing worth paddlin’ out for. The wind is mostly cross, cross-on, or just plain onshore, and it’s keepin’ everything messy. The swell is weak, with combined energy sittin’ between 141 and 316 (moderate wave energy), and the period is short at 7 to 8 seconds. That’s just wind chop, not real surf. The water temp is 79°, which is a touch warmer than average for this time of year.

Now, the first sign of life comes on the morning of Saturday the 12th. We get a little window with a light offshore breeze from the north at 6 mph. The swell is 4 ft from the ESE with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is 242 (moderate). It’ll be clean, but small and a bit weak. Not a standout, but it’s the first chance in over a week. Expect a few other surfers out there, as it’s a spot that can get a crew.

Then the morning of Sunday the 13th is another similar look – a light cross-offshore breeze from the NNE at 6 mph, with a 4 ft swell from the east at 7 seconds and combined energy of 320 (moderate wave energy). Again, clean but unspectacular.

After that, it’s back to the doldrums. From Sunday afternoon the 13th through to the 20th, it’s more of the same: poor conditions with onshore wind and weak, short-period swell. The only thing that changes is the swell gets a little bigger, but the quality is still rubbish.

The one that gets me excited, and the true standout of this whole outlook, is the morning of Monday the 21st. It’s still over a week away, so don’t book the time off just yet, but the charts are showin’ potential. We’ve got a 5 ft swell from the ESE with an 8-second period, but the wind is a light cross-offshore from the NE at 6 mph. That should clean things right up. The combined energy is a solid 334 (moderate wave energy), which is the strongest we’ve seen. For a reef break like Alex, an ESE swell with a light offshore is about as good as it gets. Just be aware that at 5 ft, it’s gettin’ a bit too much for beginners.

So, the long and short of it is: it’s a tough run with a lot of flat, messy days. If you’re desperate, the mornings of the 12th and 13th might give you a tiny, clean wave. But the one to keep an eye on, if you can wait, is the morning of the 21st.

Rusty

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