Surf Forecasts:
Alexandra Headland surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 9 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, SE swell with 776 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 8 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Alexandra Headland this week:
The surf forecast for Alexandra Headland over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Alexandra Headland in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Alexandra Headland over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s cookin’ at Alexandra Headland.
Plain and simple, the next couple of weeks are a bust. We’re lookin’ at a long stretch of tiny, junky surf. The first time you might even think about paddlin’ out is Wednesday, September 9th. Before that, from Friday the 4th right through Tuesday the 8th, it’s a total desert – five days of nothin’ but small, wind-chopped slop.
So, that Wednesday morning. We get a little bump from the S/SE, about 4ft, with a moderate energy reading (280). The wind is light and comin’ off the land from the SSE, so the surface will be smooth as glass. The period is a short 10 seconds, so it’s not gonna have any real push, but at least it’ll be clean. The water’s sittin’ around 68°, which is a touch cooler than usual for this time of year – about 2° off, so you’ll feel that little nip.
After that, it’s back to the doldrums. Thursday the 10th gets hammered by a strong SSE breeze with knee-high dribble. By Friday the 11th, the swell jumps to a solid 7ft from the SE, with some serious energy (484), but the period is a short, punchy 7 seconds. That’s gonna be a bumpy, walled-up mess. Only the guys with the biggest balls and the shortest boards are gonna want that.
The rest of the second week is a blur of cross-offshore winds and tiny, weak swell. We get a tease of long-period groundswell on the 18th and 19th (13 to 17 seconds), but the heights are pathetic – 1ft to 2ft – and the wind is howlin’ from the SE at 18 mph, choppin’ it all up. Not worth the wax.
There’s no stand-out day here. That Wednesday morning is your only real chance for a clean, small wave, and even that’s a short window. Everything else is a hard pass.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 14 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 59 | 45 | 69 | 16 | 15 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 17 | 147 | 222 | 49 | 32 | 31 | 12 | 658 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:39PM1.56m | 1:31AM1.07m | 3:12PM1.61m | 3:24AM1.05m | 4:28PM1.72m | 4:45AM1.14m | 5:28PM1.83m | 5:45AM1.27m | 6:18PM1.91m | 6:34AM1.41m | 7:02PM1.94m | 7:17AM1.53m | 7:42PM1.92m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.70m | 7:44AM0.43m | 10:08PM0.63m | 9:18AM0.41m | 11:16PM0.51m | 10:35AM0.33m | 00:07AM0.39m | 11:37AM0.24m | 00:49AM0.29m | 12:29PM0.16m | 1:26AM0.22m | 1:17PM0.12m | 2:01AM0.17m | ||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | E 9 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | ESE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | SE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 14 |
| kJ | 24 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 | 13 | 32 | 12 | 27 | 17 | 14 | 222 | 43 | 32 | 15 | 12 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 15 | SE 22 |
| kJ | 27 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 16 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 44 | 49 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | NE 8 | SE 10 | NE 9 | S 10 | — | — | NE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | S 14 | E 7 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | — | — | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 3 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 21 | — | — | 15 | 59 | 45 | 69 | 3 | 52 | 28 | 10 | 14 | 191 | 147 | — | — | — | 31 | 146 | 658 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 171 | 3 | 159 | 187 | 12 | 210 | 143 | 2 | 16 | 171 | 0 | 32 | 171 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 1204 | 166 |
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