Alexandra Headland Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve got to be straight with you—Alexandra Headland is having a pretty quiet run for the next couple of weeks. There’s nothing that’s gonna get the heart pumping, but if you’re a beginner or just want a floaty board session, there’s a few windows that aren’t completely hopeless.

Let’s start with the overall pattern: We’ve got small, short-period windswell in the water—nothing pushing above about 5 ft, and that only shows up late in the window. The east-northeast and east direction isn’t hitting this spot optimally (it really wants it from the southeast), so the waves are gonna be weak and crumbly. The combined swell energy is in the low to moderate range, mostly sitting between 68 and 295 (that 295 on August 27th is the biggest bump, but it’s a 6-second period—so messy, short-interval stuff). Water temp is sitting at about 68°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so you might want a spring suit.

We kick off with a solid gap of poor surf. The first morning that’s even surfable in a “yeah, alright” kind of way is Saturday August 22nd. Glassy conditions early with 3 ft from the east-northeast, period 7 seconds. Combined energy is only 91. It’s weak, but if you’re desperate for a paddle, that’s your best bet early on. Sunday August 23rd morning is similar—3 ft, glassy, east-northeast, period 8 seconds, energy 108. Tiny but clean.

The next few days are ordinary. Monday August 24th morning has 2 ft and a cross-off wind, clean but straight-up weak. Tuesday August 25th morning goes glassy again with 3 ft, period 9 seconds, energy 104. Still nothing to write home about.

Now, here’s the only real standout of the whole forecast: Thursday August 27th morning. We get a jump to 6 ft from the south-southeast, period 6 seconds, with a cross-off wind from the south at 15 km/h. Combined energy hits 283—moderate. That’s the biggest swell of the period, and the wind is clean. It’s a short-period swell though, so it’ll be a bit lumpy and won’t have much push, but for a beach-and-point setup like Alexandra, it’s the best you’re gonna get. After that, the swell drops back to 3 ft and smaller for the rest of the window. The second week has a few clean mornings but the waves barely crack 3 ft, and by early September we’re down to 2 ft with rain showers and onshore wind. Not much doing.

Crowds are likely at Alex—it’s a popular spot. If you’re heading out on that Thursday morning August 27th, expect company. For the tiny glassy mornings, you’ll probably have more room.

Rusty

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