Surf Forecasts:
Alfagar surf forecast from 28 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 30 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 30 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period, NW swell with 425 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 29 Jun, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Alfagar this week:
The surf forecast for Alfagar over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 29) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Alfagar in the next 16 days are 1.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 30) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 8s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 04) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Mon 29th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Tue 30th Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Tue 30th Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Alfagar over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 101 | 99 | 156 | 322 | 385 | 265 | 218 | 157 | 120 | 186 | 118 | 86 | 83 | 46 | 30 | 39 | 54 | 46 | 44 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-on | off | on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:22PM2.53m | 2:45AM2.40m | 3:00PM2.61m | 3:22AM2.44m | 3:36PM2.67m | 3:58AM2.46m | 4:12PM2.70m | 4:33AM2.45m | 4:47PM2.71m | 5:08AM2.43m | 5:22PM2.68m | 5:43AM2.39m | 5:58PM2.64m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33PM0.54m | 8:41AM0.57m | 9:11PM0.47m | 9:17AM0.51m | 9:48PM0.43m | 9:52AM0.48m | 10:24PM0.42m | 10:27AM0.47m | 10:59PM0.43m | 11:01AM0.49m | 11:35PM0.46m | 11:37AM0.53m | 00:12AM0.49m | ||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 29 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | S 13 | W 14 | NW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | WNW 10 | SE 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 77 | 3 | 4 | 56 | 322 | 385 | 265 | 218 | 157 | 120 | 186 | 118 | 86 | 43 | 69 | 102 | 39 | 268 | 46 | 44 | 204 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | W 12 | S 12 | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 12 | — | — | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 78 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 9 | 26 | 83 | 46 | 30 | — | 54 | — | — | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | — | S 14 | — | — | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | 4 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | ESE 7 | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 101 | 99 | 156 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | — | 183 | 167 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 734 | 194 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 52 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 61 | 62 | 15 | 61 | 61 | 52 | 61 | 61 | 15 |
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