Alexandra Headland Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is a tough one to call. It’s looking like a flat or ordinary stretch ahead for the most part. There’s a bit of punchy energy showing up later, but you’ll have to wait for it.

The first worthwhile surf we see is on the morning of Thursday the 27th of August. It’s small, with a 2ft easterly swell, but the wind is a cross-off from the south at 12 mph, so it’ll be clean. The water is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, sitting at 68°, and the combined energy is weak (106). It’s not much to write home about – just a session to get wet.

The next morning, Friday the 28th, is similar. Still small at 3ft from the east-northeast, with a light cross-off breeze. The wave energy drops a bit (131), and the period is short at 7 seconds. It’s surfable, but nothing flash.

We hit a bit of a dry spell after that. There are some days with poor conditions and no real recommendations through the end of August and into early September. The swell stays tiny, the wind is mostly onshore or cross-shore, and the energy is weak. You’re looking at a bunch of mornings with clean conditions but no power behind them.

The standouts, if you can call them that, come much later. On the morning of Sunday the 6th of September, we finally see a proper offshore wind from the southwest at 12 mph. The swell is still only 2ft from the east, but with a 9-second period, it’s clean and lined up. The energy is still weak (50), but it’s the best you’ll get for a quiet paddle. The afternoon is similar, with a gentle offshore from the south-southwest. It’s “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” – which is about as good as it gets in this window.

Then, right at the tail end, on Friday the 11th of September, there’s a spike in energy. The afternoon shows a 3ft swell from the south-southeast, but with a very long period of 15 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 750 (strong). That’s proper groundswell. The wind is a gentle cross-shore, so it’ll be a bit lumpy, but that long period will wrap nicely into Alexandra Headland’s point, making for some decent, powerful waves. It’s a marginal call, but if you’re a confident surfer, this is the best-looking session in the whole 16 days.

Overall, it’s a long, quiet run. The first week is mostly flat and poor. The second week gives you a few clean mornings with tiny waves, and then a final afternoon with some real energy. Don’t get your hopes up too high, but if you’re patient, the 11th of September might just deliver.

Rusty.

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