Alexandra Headland Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Let me give you the rundown for Alexandra Headland.

Alright mate, look, I'm not gonna sugarcoat it – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a paddle. We've got a long stretch of tiny, weak, and messy conditions ahead. It’s a tough start.

For the first week, from Wednesday the 2nd of September right through to Wednesday the 9th, it’s basically a write-off. We're talking wave heights of 1 ft to 4 ft, but with short-period windswell and rubbish onshore or cross-shore winds. The wave energy is pathetic, reading under 100 all the way through to Saturday, which is just weak sauce. The water temp is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, sitting at 68°. There's a brief moment on Friday the 4th morning with glassy conditions, but the swell is only 1 ft with a weak 27 energy – you'd be lucky to get a ride.

We finally see a pulse of real energy showing up on Friday the 11th of September. Swell jumps to 8 ft to 8 ft from the ESE, with a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy reads a strong 571 to 700, which is a solid kick. But here's the thing – it's cross-shore wind with a cross-chop, and the swell period is short and fat. At that size, over 8 ft, it's strictly for the experienced crew, and with the messy wind, it's only a marginal call. The following weekend, the 12th and 13th, has a similar size (7 ft to 7 ft from the E) but the winds stay tricky – cross or cross-onshore. That's still big enough to be challenging, but the quality just isn't there for a standout session.

If you had to pick the best of a bad bunch, the morning of Saturday the 12th of September has the most going for it. Swell is a solid 7 ft from the East with a light ESE cross-shore breeze. The energy is still strong at 570, so there's push. It's not perfect, but it's the closest we get to a clean, powerful wave in the whole forecast. The size is borderline for experts only though, and crowds are often a problem at Alex, so be prepared to share it with the locals who know the bank.

After that, the swell steadily drops back down through the second week, with heights falling from 7 ft on the 13th to under 3 ft by the 17th, and the energy falls away to weak levels again. The winds stay poor for the most part, with a couple of glassy moments on the morning of the 17th of September, but with only 3 ft of weak 130 energy, it’s barely surfable.

So, overall, it's a long, lean stretch. The one small window of opportunity is the morning of Saturday the 12th of September, but it's for experienced surfers only in tricky conditions. Don't expect much else. This is one of those periods where the forecast can shift, but as it stands, you're better off waiting for the next system.

Rusty.

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