Alex Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let's talk about what's happening for the next couple of weeks. It's a bit of a tough stretch, I won't lie to you. We have a long run of days where the conditions just aren't coming together.

For Alex, looking at the whole 16-day window, the honest truth is there's nothing that I'd get properly excited about. The first real chance of anything that might wet your whistle comes on the morning of Friday the 21st of August. A small 4ft swell sneaks in from the ESE with a short 8-second period. The energy is weak, registering only 153 (weak energy), but the wind turns light and cross-offshore from the NNE. That will clean things up, giving us surfable but very ordinary conditions. It's not a standout, just a chance to get wet if you're desperate.

The next morning, Saturday the 22nd of August, is more of the same. A dropping 3ft ESE swell with an even shorter 7-second period and weak energy (98). Again, light NNE cross-offshore winds will keep it clean, but again, it's only "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." You won't be bragging about it.

After that, we hit a proper dry spell. A solid week goes by with nothing recommended at all until the morning of Sunday the 30th of August. The weekend prior (the 29th/30th) is a write-off. The Sunday morning brings a 4ft swell from the east (7 secs, 158 energy) and light offshore NE winds, so it’ll be clean again, but still just surfable, not special.

There is a glimmer on the horizon, though. Looking ahead to the morning of Tuesday, the 1st of September. That's the only time in the whole outlook where the forecast says "expect good surf conditions." We get a 5ft easterly swell (7 secs, 311 - moderate energy) with a clean cross-offshore wind from the north. It’s still a short-period swell, though, so don't expect any groundswell power. This is the morning to target if you're holding out.

Overall, it's a lean period. The water temperature at Alex is sitting at 79°F, which is about average for this time of year, so you won't need a thick suit.

To be blunt, the best surf on offer is the morning of Tuesday the 1st of September. Even then, it's a short-period east swell, so it won't have the punch of a proper groundswell. The rest of the time, you're looking at clean but tiny waves, or choppy, onshore junk. If the wind holds, I'd be spending more time on the kite than the paddle for most of this, because the conditions are messy.

Rusty.

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