Alexandra Headland Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, Rusty here again, taking a look at the same stretch for Alexandra Headland, but in feet and miles per hour.

Right off the bat, we've got a solid pulse of swell coming in, but it’s a mixed bag. The water is sitting at 68°, which is a touch cooler than average for this time of year. The main pattern sees a drop-off around the 11th of July, then a run of tiny, ordinary waves before another pulse tries to build in the second week.

We kick off on Monday the 6th of July with a 8ft SE swell. There’s a decent amount of energy behind it, but it’s a short period of 7 seconds, making it a bit lumpy. Add to that a fresh 22 mph cross-off wind. It’s doable for the experienced guys, but not clean. Tuesday the 7th offers a slightly smaller 6ft SE swell with an 8-second period and moderate cross-off winds. Still just marginal.

The standout window looks to be Wednesday the 8th and Thursday the 9th of July. The swell jumps back to a clean 7ft to 8ft from the SE, and crucially, the period stretches out to 11 seconds on Wednesday afternoon and into Thursday morning. That’s a proper groundswell with real push. The wind stays a moderate cross-off from the south. This is the best quality on offer.

For the true standout, I’d point to Thursday morning, the 9th of July. You’re looking at a 8ft SE swell with an 11-second period and clean, moderate cross-off winds. That’s the kind of combo that gets the point working. It’s pushing into the bigger range, so it’s for the more experienced surfer. Alexandra Headland is an exposed beach and point setup, and with that long period, the sets will have space between them, making the paddle out easier.

After that, things drop away. Friday the 10th holds some clean smaller waves in the 4ft to 5ft range with light to gentle cross-off winds, fun for a beginner. By Sunday the 12th, we are down to small 3ft to 3ft swells with light winds. A tiny, glassy morning on the 13th with a 2ft offshore wind swell is really just about getting wet.

Then there’s a big gap. From the 14th of July right through to the 17th, it’s flat or tiny, poor quality. We get a brief kick on the 17th with a 7ft SSE swell but the period is a short 7 seconds and the wind is a messy cross-shore. That one looks like a washing machine, more for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

The very end of the run, around the 20th and 21st of July, sees a tiny 2ft to 2ft pulse with long periods of 12 and 14 seconds, but energy is low and conditions are ordinary.

So, in short, the best bet by far is the Thursday morning of the 9th of July. That’s the one with the size, the power, and the clean winds. The rest of the window is a lot of waiting around.

Rusty.

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