Alfagar Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. I've been staring at the charts for this stretch and I gotta be straight with you: it's a tough one. We're looking at a 16-day window and frankly, for the first week and a half, it's a ghost town out there. The only break on the cards is Alfagar, a reef setup, but don't get your hopes up just yet.

The water is running much colder than normal for this time of year, sitting at 64°, which is a stark reminder that winter is never far away.

Alright, let's walk through this. The first real chance of anything surfable, and I'm using that word lightly, rolls in on Saturday morning, the 1st of August. We're looking at a tiny 2ft swell from the WNW, but the wind is offshore from the NNE and it's clean. The combined energy is a weak 64, so it's barely a ripple. It's surfable, but only just. It's not going to blow anyone's mind.

We get a repeating pattern after that. The mornings on the 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 9th of August all offer a little window of clean conditions with offshore or cross-offshore winds, but the swell is tiny, stuck between 1ft and 2ft. It's the kind of surf you paddle out for just to sit on your board and enjoy the morning.

Then, out of nowhere, things get a little interesting. On Tuesday morning, the 11th of August, the swell jumps to 4ft from the NW with a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy bumps up to 203, which is moderate. The catch? The wind is a cross-shore from the ESE, and the wave comment is still "poor surf conditions". It's not clean, but it's the most energy we've seen.

The best of the whole stretch, and I mean the only true standout, is the afternoon of that same day, Tuesday the 11th of August. The swell hits 4ft from the NW, period 8 seconds, and the energy peaks at 277. That's a moderate push. The wind is a cross-onshore from the SE though, so it's going to be choppy and a bit of a mess. At this size, it's edging into the territory that would be too much for a beginner, but for an intermediate surfer looking for something to push against, that's the session. The swell direction from the NW is a solid match for the break's optimum SW direction, but it's not a perfect fit.

The following morning, Wednesday the 12th, still has some energy at 3ft from the NW, but it's dropping and the wind is still cross-shore.

So, to sum it up: the first week is a write-off unless you're desperate for a knee-high groomer. The only real punt is the 11th of August, which offers the most size and power, but you'll have to deal with the wind. It's not a classic, but it's the only game in town.

Rusty.

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