Alexandra Headland Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight—this 16-day stretch for the Sunshine Coast is a long, flat grind. The only break on the cards is Alexandra Headland, and honestly, the surf gods are sleeping in. There’s a big quiet spell right now. The first real recommendation doesn’t show up until Tuesday morning, 1st September, and even then it’s barely worth paddling out.

We kick off Sunday afternoon, 30th August with a miserable picture: 5ft of short-period SE windswell slapping in at 6 seconds, cross-shore wind ruining any chance of a clean face, and the combined energy is a weak 184. Water temp sits at 68°, over a degree colder than average for this time of year—your wettie will feel it. The whole first week is sickly; wave heights bounce between 1.0ft and 4ft, but the wind is mostly cross or onshore, and the swell period stays short. There’s a flicker on Tuesday morning, 1st September—3ft from the ESE with a 10-second period, light cross-off breeze, clean conditions, and combined energy of 176. That’s your one standout in the first week. It’s not big, but those 10-second lines will have a little shape, and with no crowds to speak of, you might snag a few glassy runners at the point. Early session, dawn patrol.

After that, it’s back to the doldrums. Wednesday through to Sunday, 6th September is all below 2ft with cross-onshore junk. The following week doesn’t improve much—Monday 7th has a tiny 2ft NNE swell with clean cross-off wind, but it’s weak. By Thursday 10th September, we get 4ft from the ENE with a 7-second period, and the afternoon cleans up with SSE cross-off wind—combined energy climbs to 172, so there’s a pulse, but the period is rubbish and it won’t form well.

The second week’s only real spike is on Friday 11th September afternoon: 6ft from the SE, 20 km/h cross-onshore wind, period of 6 seconds, combined energy 324—that’s moderate energy but messy conditions. That’s too much chop for a fun paddle; honestly, with the beach-and-point setup here, that afternoon looks more like a kite-surfing day than a surf session.

Saturday 12th September morning has 4ft from the east with moderate cross-shore wind, 179 energy, but again, no quality. The rest of the run into the second week’s end is small and poor.

Bottom line: if you’re keen, the only window worth wetting a board is dawn on Tuesday 1st September at Alexandra Headland. Everything else is a scratch. The run of quiet days is normal for this area—it tends to go flat for a spell, then change. Till then, give it a miss.

Rusty.

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