Alfagar Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s talk about what’s coming up.

Right off the bat, this is a quiet stretch for Alfagar. The swell is on the small side for most of the next week, and the winds are a bit of a mixed bag. You’re looking at a lot of mornings with clean, offshore conditions but not a lot of wave height to work with. The first real chance of something decent doesn’t pop up until around Tuesday the 8th of September.

Let’s start with what we’ve got. The best bet in the whole 16-day window is hands down Tuesday morning, the 8th of September. We’ve got a 3ft swell from the WNW, with a solid 11-second period and a combined energy of 222 (moderate). The wind is a gentle offshore from the north, so that’s clean. This is where you want to be. It’s a reef break, so it’ll handle that long-period groundswell nicely. The water is sitting at 67°F which is much colder than normal for this time of year, so you’ll want a decent wetsuit. That Tuesday afternoon also looks interesting with 5ft from the NW and a 10-second period, but the energy jumps to 518 (strong) – that’s a lot of power, and with a cross-offshore wind, it could be a bit tricky but still clean. That’s expert territory, or at least for the more experienced.

Before that, don’t get your hopes up. Saturday the 29th of August morning has a 3ft swell from the WNW with a gentle offshore, but it’s short period at 10 seconds, and the energy is only 138 (weak). It’s surfable but very ordinary. The rest of the first week is a lot of small, weak waves, with a lot of poor conditions. The morning of Saturday the 5th of September has a glassy 2ft from the WNW with a longer 11-second period, but the energy is still only 101 (weak). It’s clean, but tiny.

The second week is a bit of a mixed bag, but nothing shouts “standout” besides that Tuesday. The Thursday morning the 11th of September has a 2ft swell from the west with a very long 15-second period and energy of 255 (moderate), but it’s a cross-shore wind. That’s a bit of a gamble, and the period is so long it might be a bit too straight for a beach break. The Saturday morning the 13th of September has glassy conditions and a 2ft swell from the WNW, but again, it’s small.

So, to boil it down: the first week is mostly a bust. The one standout is the morning of Tuesday the 8th of September. After that, there’s a few low-energy options, but nothing to write home about. If you’re a beginner, that 3ft swell on the 8th might be a bit much, but it’s still manageable. Anything over 5ft would be a no-go for beginners, and we don’t get that until the afternoon of the 8th, which is over 8ft and only for experts.

Rusty out.

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