Alexandra Headland Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks. I’ll be straight with you – it’s a slow start, and for many days, you’ll be fighting the conditions more than riding the waves. But there’s a glimmer of something better further out if you’ve got patience.

The first proper surfable window is Tuesday morning, the 1st of September. At Alexandra Headland, we’ve got tiny 2 ft easterly swell with a 10-second period, and the combined energy is weak (97). The wind is a light SSE cross-off, so the surface will be clean. The water is sitting at 68°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year – about 2° cooler, so you’ll want a spring suit. It’s surfable, but honestly, it’s very ordinary. Nothing to get excited about.

Then from Tuesday afternoon right through to the end of the first week, it’s pretty grim. Winds are onshore or cross-onshore, the swell stays tiny, and the energy drops into the 20s, 30s, and 40s. The waves are small and messy. Thursday the 3rd has a bit of a bump in the afternoon with 3 ft from the NNE, but the period is only 4 seconds – that’s just wind chop. No quality. Friday the 4th morning is clean with a cross-off wind, but the swell is a pathetic 1 ft. It’s a flat spell, plain and simple.

The weekend isn’t much better. Saturday the 5th afternoon sees the swell push up to 4 ft from the NNE, but the period is only 5 seconds and the wind is a fresh 30 km/h cross-onshore. The energy reaches 107 – still weak – and the surface is lumpy. Not a day for a paddle. Sunday and Monday stay small and onshore, with the wind coming from the north. It’s a long, quiet stretch.

The first real standout comes around Thursday the 10th of September in the morning. Finally, a shift. The wind turns SSE at 35 km/h, cross-off, and the swell jumps to 6 ft from the SSE with a 10-second period. The combined energy hits 744 – that’s moderate to strong – and the surface is clean. This is the best on offer in the whole outlook. The swell direction is right on the money for the headland, and the cross-off wind will make for some clean, lined-up waves. This one’s for the experienced crew – at 6 ft, it’s not beginner territory, but it’s not huge either. A solid, good-quality session if you can get out there.

The following Saturday the 12th of September morning has potential too. A 5 ft SE swell with a 9-second period, and energy at 506, with a light E cross-on breeze. Marginal, but worth a look if you’re keen. The rest of the second week tails off again into small, onshore slop, with no real standouts after that.

If you’re hanging out for something decent, Thursday the 10th is the one to aim for. Everything else is either flat, windy, or just not worth the drive. That’s the long and short of it.

Rusty

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