Alfagar Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. The next 16 days look pretty grim overall, so I’m going to be straight with you. We’ve got a long stretch of flat, messy, or just plain weak surf on the cards, with only a couple of moments that might get your hopes up.

Right now, and for the next week or so, there’s barely a ripple worth paddling for at Alfagar. The water is sitting at a cool 68°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year—about 3° off the mark. We’re looking at tiny swell, mostly around 2ft to 3ft from the W or WNW, but with shockingly low energy. The combined energy is stuck in the weak range, with values like 58 and 97, barely enough to push a longboard around. Periods are short, down around 6 to 8 seconds, so it’s all windswell and no grunt. The wind is a real issue too; most afternoons get a solid cross-shore breeze around 15 to 16 mph, chopping everything up. The mornings are a bit cleaner with some offshore flow from the NNW, but with surf that small, it’s not worth the effort.

We’ve got a big gap of almost no surf all the way through until the 12th of August. It’s a long, quiet stretch.

Now, the first real glimmer of hope shows up on Thursday morning, 13th of August. The swell picks up to 3ft from the WNW, and the combined energy finally jumps into the moderate range at 242. That’s enough to get a proper wave. The period is a short 9 seconds, so it’s not super clean groundswell, but the wind is offshore from the NNW at a gentle 9 mph, meaning clean, glassy faces. This is the standout moment of the whole forecast. The reef at Alfagar might actually show some shape. But fair warning—this is a beginner reef break that’s inconsistent, so don’t expect a pumping session. The afternoon blows out with a cross-shore, so get it early.

On Friday morning, 14th of August, there’s a small window of clean surf with 3ft from the WNW, but the energy has dropped back to 177. It’s surfable, but ordinary. The afternoon turns into a mess with a 19 mph cross-shore.

The following weekend, Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th of August, see a slight bump in height to 4ft from the NW, but the wind is onshore or cross-onshore. The energy is moderate (280 and 278), but with poor wind, it’s just a choppy, lumpy mess. The morning on Saturday is questionable tide-wise, and Sunday has light cross-onshore ripples. Not great for paddle surfing, but the size and wind might make it more interesting for the kite crowd.

The final week of the forecast, from the 18th of August onward, we’re back to tiny, weak surf. The mornings on the 18th and 19th have clean conditions with offshore wind and 3ft to 3ft waves, but the energy is weak to moderate (107 to 111), and the period is short. It’s surfable if you’re desperate, but nothing to write home about.

The bottom line: The only real standout is the morning of Thursday, 13th August. Clean offshore wind, a bit of swell, and moderate energy. Everything else is a struggle. For the rest, it’s a long wait for a clean wave.

Rusty.

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