Surf Forecasts:
Alfagar surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, NW swell with 98 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s 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 Saturday (Jul 11) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period. 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 0.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 05) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Alfagar over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s brewing for Alfagar.
Honestly, mate, it’s a pretty flat spell for the first couple of weeks. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak swell and mostly grotty wind. Don’t bother paddling out until we get further into the period. The wait for anything even remotely rideable is a solid two weeks plus.
The first sniff of something happens on Sunday, July 19th. The swell ticks up to a tiny 2ft out of the NW, but the period is short at 7 seconds, so it’s weak and crumbly. The combined wave energy is a low 65 (weak). The big positive here is that the wind goes dead calm – glassy conditions. That’s the only thing making it surfable, but “very ordinary” is the call. Crowds are a possibility at this spot, but with waves this small, it’s unlikely to be packed.
For the rest of the run, through the 19th, it’s just small, messy windswell. The water temp is 70°F, which is bang on average for the time of year, so no wetsuit drama.
In short, keep your board in the car for the 19th if you’re desperate for a tiny, clean ankle-snapper, but don’t expect much. The whole 16-day window is a write-off otherwise.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 37°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 53 | 72 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:58PM2.64m | 6:22AM2.35m | 6:36PM2.57m | 7:05AM2.30m | 7:20PM2.49m | 7:55AM2.27m | 8:13PM2.41m | 8:54AM2.25m | 9:17PM2.34m | 10:02AM2.27m | 10:31PM2.34m | 11:13AM2.37m | 11:45PM2.40m | 12:20PM2.53m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:12AM0.49m | 12:16PM0.59m | 00:52AM0.54m | 12:59PM0.67m | 1:38AM0.59m | 1:51PM0.74m | 2:32AM0.64m | 2:55PM0.78m | 3:37AM0.67m | 4:09PM0.77m | 4:48AM0.66m | 5:26PM0.66m | 5:58AM0.58m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 |
 | 8:55 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:53 | — | 8:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 34 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 34 | 36 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 25 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 136 | 86 | 46 | 63 | 40 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | — | — | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | W 8 | SE 4 | NNE 3 | — | W 7 | WNW 5 | W 7 | — | NW 9 | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 19 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 21 | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | W 12 | NW 5 | W 10 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 9 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | W 8 | SE 5 | W 8 | SE 4 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | NW 3 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | — |
| kJ | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 36 | 53 | 72 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 15 | 45 | 74 | 15 | 198 | 692 | 69 | 723 | 620 | 69 | 515 | 614 | 69 | 86 | 644 | 69 | 437 | 619 | 0 | 144 |
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