Alex Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what we’ve got for Alex over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a pretty frustrating run. There’s surf on the cards, but the wind is going to be a real battle for most of it. We’re looking at a long stretch of pretty ordinary conditions before we get a few windows where it all comes together. The water’s sitting at 79°, which is pretty standard for this time of year – no surprises there.

The first real chance to get a wave happens early on Sunday morning, the 9th. Swell is tiny at 3ft from the E, with a short period of 6 seconds, so weak energy (134). The wind is a light cross-offshore from the NE, so it’ll be clean, but honestly, it’s barely a ripple. Don’t expect much.

After that, it’s a rough patch right through to the end of the week. From Sunday afternoon until Thursday the 13th, we’ve got a mix of cross-on and onshore winds, mostly from the SE and ESE, picking up to 12-18 mph. The swell builds a bit – on Wednesday morning the 12th it’s 5ft from the SE, but with that wind it’s just a choppy, blown-out mess. The energy is moderate (217), but it’s not worth paddling out for. Thursday morning the 14th has a slight improvement with a 5ft SE swell (399 energy), but it’s rain and cross-shore wind – still pretty marginal.

Finally, we get a proper look-in on Friday morning, the 14th of August. The wind swings around to a light offshore from the N at 6 mph. The swell has dropped to 2ft, but it’s from the SSE with a period of 12 seconds – that’s proper groundswell. It’ll be clean with nice shape, though the energy is moderate (320). It’s small but glassy. If you’ve got a log, this is your go.

Saturday morning the 15th is similar – 2ft from the SSE, 13-second period, and light cross-offshore NE wind. Clean again, but still small. Good for the longboard.

The standout of the whole run looks like Sunday morning, the 16th of August. The wind is a light cross-offshore from the NNE at 9 mph, and the swell is 3ft from the ESE with a long period of 12 seconds. The energy is moderate (494). It’s a reef break here at Alex, so that longer period swell will wrap in nicely and give you some proper shape. It’ll be clean and fairly consistent. Just a heads up – crowds are possible here, so get in early.

After that, the wind turns ugly again. Monday and Tuesday are onshore and choppy. Wednesday morning the 19th sees the swell bump up to 6ft from the SE (546 energy) with a cross-shore wind from the ENE. It’s marginal but might hold a bit of shape. Thursday the 20th drops back to 4ft and more cross-on wind.

The next good window is Friday morning the 21st. Light cross-offshore NNE wind at 6 mph, 4ft swell from the ESE, period of 8 seconds. Clean conditions, moderate energy (247). Not the best swell direction for the optimum S direction here, but it’s surfable.

Later in the run, Sunday morning the 23rd has a clean window again – 4ft from the E, 7-second period, light cross-offshore NNE wind. Energy is moderate (311). It’s a bit short-period but the clean surface will make it fun.

The final week fades out with onshore winds and dropping swell from the 24th onwards. Not much to write home about.

So, if you’re picking your moment, Friday the 14th morning is the cleanest small-wave session, but the real standout is Sunday the 16th morning – that’s the combo of clean wind, decent period, and the reef handling the swell nicely.

Rusty.

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