Alexandra Headland Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the next couple of weeks down at Alexandra Headland. It’s a bit of a slow burn to start, so don’t rush out there just yet. The first week is looking pretty ordinary, to be honest. We’ve got some small surf on offer, but the quality is just not there. The water temp is sitting at 68°, which is about average for this time of year, so no dramas there.

The first decent window is the morning of Sunday the 9th. We’ve got a clean 3ft easterly swell, with a period of 9 seconds, and glassy conditions. The energy is moderate at 198. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about. The wind is light out of the ESE, so it should be clean and fun for a beginner. That’s your best bet for the first week, and it’s pretty much the only highlight before things go quiet again.

After that, the surf drops right off. From the 10th through to the 16th, we’re looking at tiny, weak waves, mostly under 2ft. There are a few clean windows with offshore winds, like Monday afternoon the 10th and Tuesday morning the 11th, but the swell is just too small to get excited about. It’s a real flat spell. You’d be better off doing something else for those days.

Then things start to change around the 16th. The swell starts to build, but the wind is all over the place with some rain showers. The energy picks up to moderate and even strong levels, but the surf is still messy. It’s not until the morning of Tuesday the 18th that we see something that grabs your attention. The swell jumps up to 7ft out of the ESE, with an 8 second period. The energy is very strong at 1105. The wind is a cross-offshore from the SSE, so it should be clean, but this size is getting serious. This is definitely not for the beginners. This is expert territory. The wave quality is still questionable with the short period, but it’s got some power behind it. This is probably the standout of the whole run. Wednesday the 19th morning is similar, with 7ft and a strong energy reading of 1020.

After that, it starts to fade again. The rest of the window drops back down to the 3ft-4ft range with cross-shore winds, so it gets messy and ordinary again.

So, to be honest, there’s not much on the cards for the next couple of weeks. The one true standout is the morning of Tuesday the 18th, and maybe the 19th, if you’re an experienced surfer looking for some size and power. For everyone else, the Sunday the 9th morning is your clean, small-wave option. Otherwise, it’s a waiting game.

Stay salty.

Rusty.

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