Surf Forecasts:
Alfagar surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 4 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 4 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period, WNW swell with 101 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 4 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW 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 Tuesday (Aug 04) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Alfagar in the next 16 days are 0.8m 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 08) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Tue 4th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Tue 4th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Tue 4th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Alfagar over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s look at what we’ve got.
Honestly, the next week and a half is a tough one for this part of the coast. We’re looking at a long quiet spell with hardly any energy to speak of. The first real chance to get a wave under your arm doesn’t come until Thursday, the 13th of August, at Alfagar. That’s pretty much a full week of waiting.
Before that, from now through the 12th, it’s a series of poor surf conditions – tiny, weak swells with energy barely cracking 60, a lot of cross-shore wind, and just nothing to get excited about. There’s the odd clean morning here and there, but the waves are too small to matter. You’d be bobbing around for nothing.
Then, Thursday the 13th morning finally sticks its head up. Alfagar sees a moderate bump in energy (269) with a 4ft swell from the WNW. That’s the most juice we see in the whole 16-day window. The wind is light offshore from the N, which is a major positive – it’ll be clean and lined up a bit. That 8-second period is a bit short, so it won’t have the grunt of a groundswell, but it’s the best we get. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing strange.
The rest of the 13th and all the days after drop back into the small, weak zone. By the 17th, the energy is down to single digits. For a reef break that’s inconsistent to begin with, Alfagar is really only going to work on that Thursday morning. If you’re a beginner, 4ft is fine, but don’t expect much more after that.
This is a classic case of a long wait for a short, average window. It’s frustrating, but that’s the coast sometimes.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 61 | 42 | 40 | 32 | 72 | 49 | 87 | 20 | 46 | 57 | 75 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:51AM2.56m | 6:05PM2.71m | 6:30AM2.49m | 6:47PM2.57m | 7:16AM2.39m | 7:39PM2.41m | 8:15AM2.29m | 8:47PM2.26m | 9:30AM2.24m | 10:12PM2.19m | 10:55AM2.29m | 11:40PM2.26m | 12:12PM2.47m | 00:51AM2.43m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:48AM0.41m | 00:17AM0.39m | 12:29PM0.52m | 00:59AM0.51m | 1:18PM0.64m | 1:51AM0.65m | 2:21PM0.76m | 3:00AM0.78m | 3:45PM0.82m | 4:26AM0.82m | 5:18PM0.73m | 5:50AM0.73m | 6:36PM0.53m | ||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 23 | 31 | 35 | 26 | 32 | 36 | 26 | 33 | 35 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 28 | 32 | 21 | 30 | 33 | 23 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NW 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 7 |
| kJ | 47 | — | 42 | 40 | 26 | 72 | 49 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 9 | — | 7 | 12 | 2 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | S 13 | W 6 | S 13 | S 12 | — | S 12 | WNW 7 | N 10 | N 10 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 4 | — | N 10 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 3 | 20 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | 28 | — | — | 15 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | N 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | W 9 | WNW 3 | — | W 7 | NNW 3 | — | WNW 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | N 3 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 7 | N 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 61 | 2 | — | 32 | 1 | — | 87 | 31 | 46 | 57 | 75 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 352 | 346 | 59 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 194 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 665 | 14 | 113 | 219 | 165 | 113 | 620 | 113 |
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