Alfagar Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it.

Overall, it’s a quiet start for Alfagar. The first week and a half is mostly tiny and unexciting, with a handful of mornings offering barely surfable waves. There's a run from Thursday the 4th right through to Saturday the 12th where you’ve got next to nothing – a real flat spell. Things finally perk up around Monday the 15th, with the best window shaping up for Wednesday the 16th.

Tuesday morning the 1st is a little 2ft NW swell with clean offshore breeze, but it’s weak and ordinary – combined energy is only 93. Wednesday the 2nd is smaller and messy.

The real standout comes on Monday the 7th. There’s a pulse of 3ft NW swell, and the morning looks clean with a cross-offshore breeze. Combined energy hits 145 – moderate juice – and period is a short 7 seconds, so waves will be a bit choppy and quick but still rideable. That’s your best call in the first week.

After a long gap of nothing, we get to Monday the 15th. Tuesday morning the 15th shows a jump: 3ft swell from the west with a 11-second period – that’s a proper long period groundswell, meaning good shape and push. Combined energy is 192, moderate, and winds are offshore from the north. Clean.

But the absolute best of the whole 16 days is Wednesday morning the 16th. We’re looking at 3ft of WNW swell, 10-second period, with glassy conditions – zero wind. Combined energy is 224 – still moderate but the highest we get. That’s a morning where you set the alarm early. The swell direction is right on the optimum for Alfagar (SW optimum swell direction), the break is a reef, and the longer period will line up nicely. Crowds can be a factor here sometimes, so be ready for company if it’s pumping. Water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprise there.

If you’re a beginner, most of this swell stays under the 5ft threshold – you’re fine through the whole window. Experts won’t find any overhead stuff here.

Rusty.

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