Alfagar Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for Alfagar. It’s a bit of a slow burn for the next week and a half, but there are a couple of windows that’ll get your heart rate up.

We’re starting off with a real flat spell. The first few days, from Tuesday the 25th through to Thursday the 27th, are basically a write-off. The swell is tiny and the wind is a messy cross or cross-onshore, leaving the sea with a nasty chop. Not worth paddling out for. You’ll be waiting a good few days for anything worthwhile.

The first real glimmer of hope arrives on Friday morning, the 28th of August. The wind swings around to a clean cross-offshore from the NNW, and a new pulse of groundswell arrives. We’re looking at a clean 5.2ft wave from the west, with a very long period of 12 seconds. The combined swell energy is a solid 686 (moderate energy), so there’s some proper grunt behind it. This is the standout of the whole forecast. The swell direction is a touch west of the optimum SW, but with that quality and those clean conditions, it’s going to be the best session on offer. This is a proper long-period groundswell, so it’ll be lining up nicely on the reef, but keep in mind it might throw a few closeouts at the beach if you drift. For the more experienced crew, this is the one.

Saturday morning the 29th is a bit of a comedown, but still a nice clean option. We’ve got offshore winds from the NNE, with a 2.6ft swell from the WNW. The period drops to 9 seconds, so it’s less powerful, and the combined energy is only 106 (weak). It’s a good morning for a longboard or a funboard, but it won’t have the same punch as the day before.

After that, we hit another dry spell. From Saturday afternoon right through to around the 1st of September, it’s back to small, choppy, or onshore conditions. There’s a couple of clean mornings, like Sunday the 30th and Monday the 31st, but the swell is tiny – under 2.3ft – so it’s barely rideable.

We get another small pulse on Wednesday morning, the 2nd of September. The wind is offshore from the north, giving us a clean 3.6ft wave from the NW. The period is a short 8 seconds, so it’s a bit weak and crumbly, but combined energy of 215 (moderate) means there’s enough to have some fun. It’s a decent option if you’re desperate, but not a standout.

The real long-range promise is for Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th of September. Monday morning looks clean with a moderate offshore from the NNE and a 3.0ft groundswell from the WNW with a very long period of 14 seconds. The combined energy is 366 (moderate). Then Tuesday morning, the 8th, is even cleaner with a glassy cross-offshore breeze, and the swell goes to 2.0ft but with an incredible 18-second period from the west. The combined energy is 382 (moderate). That’s a long-range, deep ocean groundswell. It’s promising, but it’s a long way out, so keep your fingers crossed. That kind of period will make the reef at Alfagar sing, but it can be a bit too straight for the beach.

Oh, and one thing about the water – it’s running at 66.6°F, which is a good 4.5°F colder than you’d expect for this time of year. It’s feeling more like early autumn out there, so grab a good wetsuit.

Right, signing off. Keep your eyes on Friday the 28th and that Monday-Tuesday window in the first week of September. The rest is a bit of a waiting game.

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