Surf Forecasts:
Alex surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 4 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, E swell with 465 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 4 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Alex this week:
The surf forecast for Alex over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Alex in the next 16 days are 1.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Monday (Sep 07) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Alex over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, let's chew the fat on this forecast.
Water temp is about 79°, which is a touch warmer than usual for September – feels nice.
First real chance to get wet comes Tuesday, September 1st. Nothing huge, but it’s clean. We’re looking at a 5ft swell from the ESE, period around 9 seconds, so a windswell. The morning is the ticket – light winds from the NNE, keeping it cross-off and glassy. The wave energy is moderate (331). It’s not a classic, but it’s a fun, clean morning session. The afternoon gets hammered by a strong cross-onshore, so get out before lunch.
The real standout? It’s a toss-up between that Tuesday morning and the morning of Saturday, September 5th. On the 5th, the swell drops to 3ft from the ESE, but with a light NNE breeze, it’s clean and cross-off, with moderate energy (235). It’s a small-wave day, perfect for a longboard or a fish.
The rest of the forecast is a rough patch. The wind switches onshore almost every afternoon, turning the lineup into a bumpy, choppy mess. There’s a big pulse of energy on Thursday, September 10th, with a 10ft swell and a huge 1230 energy reading, but the wind is screaming onshore at 25 mph, turning it into a total washing machine. That’s a day for the kite surfers, not for us paddle guys.
Alex is a reef break, exposed to the south, and it breaks fairly consistently. The best swell direction is from the south, so those ESE and SE swells are hitting the right angles, but the wind just craps all over it. Expect a crowd sometimes, especially on those clean mornings. The second week is a long, ugly stretch of onshore wind and big, messy swell. The only clean windows are those early morning, so you’ve got to be on it at dawn or you’re missing the boat.
Rusty, out.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 311 | 315 | 190 | 283 | 332 | 328 | 245 | 306 | 235 | 235 | 243 | 229 | 132 | 158 | 96 | 113 | 137 | 120 | 135 | 142 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:21PM1.96m | 6:53AM2.03m | 7:20PM1.98m | 7:55AM2.03m | 8:17PM2.02m | 8:54AM2.06m | 9:12PM2.09m | 9:48AM2.11m | 10:03PM2.17m | 10:39AM2.15m | 10:51PM2.26m | 11:26AM2.18m | 11:37PM2.33m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM0.38m | 00:13AM0.36m | 12:48PM0.40m | 1:17AM0.31m | 1:49PM0.38m | 2:18AM0.24m | 2:46PM0.33m | 3:14AM0.14m | 3:38PM0.27m | 4:06AM0.05m | 4:26PM0.21m | 4:54AM-0.01m | 5:11PM0.15m | ||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — |
 | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 22 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 14 | ESE 9 | E 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 7 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 311 | 9 | 190 | 283 | — | — | 245 | 306 | 235 | 235 | 21 | 199 | 132 | 113 | 79 | 113 | 44 | 23 | 135 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 6 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | — | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 48 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 23 | 14 | 57 | 48 | 3 | 96 | 47 | — | 23 | 10 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 13 | S 12 | — | — | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 10 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 26 | 12 | 7 | — | 35 | 73 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 5 | — | E 8 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | 315 | 104 | — | 332 | 328 | — | — | — | — | 243 | 229 | — | 158 | 26 | — | 137 | 120 | 200 | 142 | 103 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1170 | 178 | 6 | 1294 | 840 | 800 | 755 | 155 | 6 | 755 | 775 | 0 | 775 | 755 | 6 | 1911 | 178 | 0 | 1294 | 155 |
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