Alfagar Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s talk about what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, mate, it’s a pretty quiet spell for Alfagar. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, underwhelming surf with a few brief windows where it might just be worth a paddle. The water temp is sitting pretty average for this time of year, nothing to write home about.

We kick off from Saturday the 8th and it’s basically a flat spell. Swell is tiny, barely 1ft, with a weak combined energy of just 24. The wind is okay in the morning, cross-off, but the waves are just not there. This flat, poor run carries right through the weekend and into the start of the week. You’ll be waiting until Wednesday the 12th to see anything that’s even surfable. That morning, we get a tiny 2ft swell from the west with a period of 10 seconds. The wind is light offshore from the north, so it’s clean, but the combined energy is only 62 – it’s weak. It’s not great, but it’s something.

The best chance we get in this whole period looks to be Thursday the 13th. The morning session is the standout. The swell bumps up to 3ft from the west-northwest, with a 9-second period and a combined energy of 108 – that’s moderate energy, finally. And the wind? Glassy. Dead calm. That’s a major positive. The waves will be clean and small, but the right kind of small for a beginner. Remember, Alfagar is a reef break and inconsistent, so don’t expect a packed lineup, but crowds are possible here sometimes. This is the pick of the week.

Friday the 14th morning is similar, glassy again with 3ft swell, but the energy drops back to 92. Still surfable, but not as good as Thursday. The following Saturday the 15th morning sees a bit more size, 4ft from the northwest, but the wind swings cross-on from the southeast, putting a bit of chop on it. The energy is up to 209, but the quality is marginal.

After that, it fades out again. We get a few mornings with clean, offshore winds but the swell is just too small to get excited about. The run from the 16th to the 23rd is mostly flat or tiny, with poor conditions. The energy readings are all two-digit numbers, weak stuff. Sunday the 16th morning is glassy but only 2ft – more of a recovery session than a surf.

So, if you’re keen, aim for the Thursday 13th and Friday 14th mornings. After that, you’re waiting on a change that might not come inside this forecast. It’s a quiet stretch, but it never stays flat forever.

Rusty

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