Alfagar Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Look, I’ve got to be straight with you – this 16-day stretch here at Alfagar is about as flat as a bathtub. The swell’s tiny, the wind’s messy, and the whole thing is a bit of a dud. There’s a big gap at the start with nothing worth paddling out for, and it takes until the morning of Friday the 21st before we see anything that even qualifies as surfable, and even then it’s weak. The good news is, for this area, a run of poor surf like this isn’t that unusual. Forecasts can change, so don’t write it off completely.

We’ve got one reef break on the table: Alfagar. It’s a beginner spot, exposed to the swell, but it’s inconsistent and only really likes swell from the SW. The water’s sitting at about 69°, which is a bit colder than what you’d normally expect for this time of year – you’ll feel that difference.

Right, let’s walk through it. For the first several days, from Sunday the 16th right through to the morning of Friday the 21st, it’s dead. We’re talking heights of 0.3 ft to 3 ft, cross-onshore breezes, and chopped-out, poor conditions. Not a single wave worth a mention. The combined swell energy is puny, barely scraping into double digits (high of 78), so there’s just no grunt.

Finally, on the morning of Friday the 21st of August, we get a slight pulse. The swell nudges up to 1 ft from the WNW with a 9-second period, and the wind swings to a light cross-offshore from the NW. The combined energy is still weak (62), but it cleans up the surface. The score reflects it as “surfable but very ordinary,” and I’d call it a marginal, fun-size morning for a log if you’re desperate. That afternoon the wind picks up to a fresh 19 mph from the WNW, which spoils it.

Saturday the 22nd morning offers a repeat: 2 ft from the W with a 10-second period, light offshore from the N, clean conditions. This is probably the pick of the bunch in a very flat run. The combined energy is 87, still weak but the best all window. You’ll get a little waist-high crumble on the better sets. That said, the spot is inconsistent, so don’t bank on it.

From there, it’s back to tiny surf and cross-onshore winds for the rest of that week and into the next. A few mornings, like Monday the 24th and Tuesday the 25th, show clean faces with light cross-offshore breezes, but the swell is stuck at 1 ft to 2 ft. It’s a glass-out for the longboard, not much more.

The last half-decent window pops up on Sunday the 30th of August. The morning shows 2 ft from the WNW with an 8-second period and a light offshore from the N. The combined energy is back to 87, and the conditions are clean. It’s the closest we get to a proper go again, but it’s still tiny.

We wrap up on Monday the 31st with 2 ft, a 10-second period, and near-glassy conditions from the ESE. The combined energy is 63. It looks pretty, but there’s just no power behind it. No standouts here, folks. If you’re a kite surfer, the onshore days might have some puff, but for a paddle surfer, this is a lean 16 days. Hang tight.

Rusty

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