Surf Forecasts:
Alexandra Headland surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 3 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period, ESE swell with 275 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s 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 Wednesday (Jul 29) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Alexandra Headland in the next 16 days are 1.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Friday (Jul 31) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Wed 29th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Alexandra Headland over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab your wetsuit. Rusty here. It’s looking like a pretty quiet stretch ahead.
To be straight with you, the next couple of weeks aren’t looking great. There’s nothing that shouts “drop everything and paddle out.” There’s a long gap of several days at the start with no real recommendations, so don’t get your hopes up too early.
Let’s break it down. The first pulse of interest comes in on Monday the 3rd of August morning. At Alexandra Headland (Alex Headland) , there will be a clean 2ft swell rolling in from the SE with a solid 12-second period. That’s a longer period groundswell, so it’ll have some grunt, but it’s not big. The wind is light and cross-off, so it should be glassy. The combined energy is moderate at 255, so you’ll feel it. It’s a break that is *consistent*, but be aware it can get *often* crowded. It’s also a beginner-friendly spot, so at 2ft, it’s perfect for everyone. The water temp is sitting around 68°, which is a bit colder than usual for the time of year.
Tuesday morning the 4th is very similar – 3ft from the E, clean with light winds. Again, at Alex. It’s surfable but ordinary.
The best of the bunch, the only one I’d really call a standout, looks like Monday morning the 10th of August. We’ll see a small 2ft swell from the ESE, but with an 11-second period. The combined energy is a moderate 134, and the wind is light and cross, so it might be okay for a longboard or a twinny. The water is still that same a-bit-colder-than-normal temp. It’s not big, but it’s about as clean as it gets in this window.
Bottom line: if you’ve got to get wet, focus on the mornings when the wind is light (like the 3rd, 4th, and 10th). The afternoons get chopped up by 15-25 km/h (9-16 mph) onshore breezes. The swell is small and the period is mostly short and weak for long stretches. It’s a pretty flat run, but don’t lose hope - sometimes it changes fast.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 32 | 43 | 32 | 26 | 51 | 33 | 34 | 21 | 119 | 275 | 183 | 186 | 178 | 142 | 153 | 113 | 86 | 86 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:12PM1.89m | 8:18AM1.30m | 8:45PM1.90m | 8:54AM1.35m | 9:17PM1.87m | 9:30AM1.38m | 9:50PM1.81m | 10:09AM1.41m | 10:24PM1.73m | 10:51AM1.43m | 11:01PM1.61m | 11:40AM1.45m | 11:43PM1.48m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:43AM0.36m | 2:08PM0.22m | 3:14AM0.33m | 2:44PM0.24m | 3:45AM0.32m | 3:22PM0.27m | 4:17AM0.32m | 4:02PM0.34m | 4:50AM0.33m | 4:46PM0.42m | 5:27AM0.35m | 5:39PM0.53m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 12 | E 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 13 | E 7 | SE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 32 | 43 | 32 | 26 | 51 | 33 | 34 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 102 | 144 | 178 | 113 | 97 | 113 | 86 | 71 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 17 | E 12 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 12 | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 142 | — | 65 | 28 | 79 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 7 | E 17 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | ESE 11 | NE 9 | E 19 |
| kJ | 17 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 24 | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 3 | ESE 7 | — | — | SSE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 21 | 59 | 53 | 72 | 159 | 84 | 119 | 275 | 183 | 186 | 139 | 3 | 153 | — | — | 86 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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