Alexandra Headland Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk what’s in the water for the next couple of weeks. First few days are nothing special, but there’s a couple of windows worth getting wet.

We kick off Wednesday, August 26th, with small and weak waves. Morning is cloudy with a light offshore wind from the WSW at 3 mph, keeping it clean, but the swell is only 3 ft from the ENE at a short 8 seconds. It’s surfable, just ordinary. Then Wednesday afternoon the wind goes glass – dead calm – and the swell is 3 ft from the east. Glassy, but barely moving. Still, you could find a fun one.

Thursday and Thursday afternoon the wind picks up hard from the SSE at 16 mph. That’s a cross-offshore wind, so it’s clean, but the surf is real weak and mushy. Friday morning, August 28th, we get a little bump. Swell is 3 ft from the east, period short at 7 seconds, but wind is SSE at 9 mph, cross-off, and the combined energy hits 202. That’s moderate energy, and it’s clean. This is the first standout: Alexandra Headland on Friday morning. It’s a beginner-friendly break, consistent, but it’s often crowded – so expect company. The cross-offshore wind keeps it clean. For a beginner, that 3 ft is fine. Swell direction is east, and the optimum swell direction for the spot is SE, so it’s a bit off, but it works.

Friday afternoon the wind goes to a gentle cross-onshore and the quality drops. Saturday morning, August 29th, is another good call. Swell is 3 ft from the east, period 8 seconds, cross-off wind from the SSE at 9 mph, and combined energy is 210. Clean and moderate again. Good for a beginner session.

Saturday afternoon turns crummy with a cross-shore wind. Sunday the 30th, morning has rain showers and a moderate SSE breeze at 16 mph – clean but the swell is tiny at 2 ft. Sunday afternoon the swell jumps to 6 ft from the SE, but with a short 6-second period, it’s messy and only marginal due to tide. That size is okay for intermediates, but the period is poor.

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of the following week are all pretty ordinary – poor conditions, onshore or cross-onshore winds, and choppy. Not worth paddling out.

Then on September 2nd, Wednesday morning – here’s the second standout. Glassy conditions, wind from the ESE at just 3 mph, the swell is 4 ft from the ENE at 8 seconds, and the combined energy is 203. That’s moderate, but with a glassy surface, it should be real clean. The swell direction is a little off from the optimum SE, but with the wind and the clean surface, this is the best on offer for the whole outlook. For beginners, 4 ft is a little on the bigger side but still okay.

After that, it fades again. There’s a long stretch from September 3rd through September 10th with very small swell, mostly under 3 ft, and a lot of poor conditions. On September 7th, there’s a small pulse of 4 ft from the SE at a short 7 seconds, with cross-shore wind, but it’s only marginal and the period is too short to get excited about. September 8th has some offshore wind (SW at 9 mph) but the swell is only 3 ft – again, ordinary.

The water temp is about average for this time of year at Alexandra Headland. Nothing weird there.

So, from me: your best bets are Friday morning, August 28th, and Saturday morning, August 29th – clean, fun little waves for beginners. And circle Wednesday morning, September 2nd – that’s the glassy one in the second week, but it’s a week off, so keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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