Alex Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mates, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s cooking at Alex.

To be straight with you, the first week and a half is a total dud. We’ve got a steady stream of crappy, choppy, cross-onshore wind and weak, short-period junk. It’s not worth getting the board wet. The only light at the end of the tunnel is right at the end of the month, and even that’s a long shot.

The first time you could even think about a paddle is on the morning of Thursday, July 23rd. We’ve got 5ft swell from the ESE, with a short 8-second period, and the energy is weak (250). The wind is a light cross-shore from the ENE, so it’s the cleanest it’ll be for a while, but the waves are still just "marginal." It’s a one-star day, and you’ll be scratching for anything.

The main problem is the wind. From Sunday the 19th through the end of July, it’s almost all cross-on or onshore, and the swell is short-period and weak. The water temp is 79° at the start, which is normal for this time of year, but that’s the only thing that’s normal.

The only slightly interesting window is Thursday, July 30th. In the morning, the wind turns light and cross-offshore from the NE, giving us clean conditions. The swell is tiny, just 2ft from the SSE, with a 9-second period and very low energy (117). It’s "surfable but very ordinary." That’s the best we’ve got, and it’s not saying much.

There’s a bigger, longer-period swell showing up right at the end of the 16-day window, on the 2nd and 3rd of August. On Sunday, August 2nd, the afternoon sees a 3ft swell from the SSE with a very long 15-second period, and the energy jumps to 547—moderate. But the wind is cross-onshore from the ESE, ruining it. On Monday, August 3rd, the morning has a 5ft swell from the SSE with a 15-second period and strong energy (980), but again, cross-onshore wind. That long period would normally mean great shape, but at a reef break like Alex, that long period swell with a cross-onshore wind is just going to be a bumpy, frustrating session. This is a long-range call, so don’t bank on it, but it’s the only time the energy is decent.

Honestly, there are no real standouts. The best bet is the morning of the 30th of July, where you might get a clean, tiny wave if you’re really keen. The bigger swell on the 3rd of August is interesting but with the wind direction, it looks more like a kite-surfing setup than a paddle-surfing one. The consistent cross-onshore wind and choppy conditions mean the surf is poor for the vast majority of the 16 days, and there’s a gap of poor or no surf from the 19th right through to the 23rd.

Rusty.

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