Surf Forecasts:
Alfagar surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 12 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 17 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period, NW swell with 135 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 12 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s 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 Sunday (Jul 12) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 3s is also forecast. 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 1.1m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 16) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Fri 17th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Alfagar over the next 16 days.
Alright, I’m gonna be straight with you. This is a grim outlook for Alfagar. The forecast is pretty much a write-off for the next 16 days. We’re looking at a long stretch of tiny, weak swell and poor surf conditions from Saturday, July 11th all the way through to Sunday, July 26th. There’s a sizeable gap here with no real recommendation, and that’s because the energy just isn’t there.
The swell is consistently small, with heights barely scraping 3 ft on the best days, and most of the time it’s between 0.6 ft and 2 ft. The combined swell energy is almost always weak, sitting in the low double digits – for example, 23 (weak energy) on Saturday morning, or 96 (still weak) on Sunday morning. The period is short, mostly 7 to 9 seconds, which means windswell and not much push. On a few mornings, like Tuesday the 14th, the period bumps up to 11 seconds (a longer period groundswell), but the swell height is only 0.6 ft, so it’s not doing anything for us.
The best of a bad bunch might be Monday morning, July 13th. It’s glassy, with light wind from the WNW at 5 mph, and the swell is 2 ft from the west. That’s clean, but the energy is only 33 (weak) and the period is 7 seconds – it’s tiny and weak. You might get a few knee-high sliders if you’re desperate. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.
Another small window is Wednesday morning, July 15th. We’ve got a gentle offshore breeze from the NNW at 15 mph, making it clean, with a 1 ft swell from the WNW and a 9-second period (32 energy – weak). Again, it’s ankle-to-knee high. Not really worth paddling out for.
Because the swell is so consistently small and the period is short, the waves are just not going to have any shape or power. The wind is often cross-onshore or choppy, making it even worse. For the entire stretch, the surf is poor. There’s no standout day. If you’re a kite surfer, the constant cross-on wind might give you something to play with, but for a paddle surfer, this is a total bust.
Signing off – Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | WSW 6 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
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 kJ | 18 | 13 | 54 | 96 | 86 | 64 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 53 | 22 | 75 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:20PM2.53m | 00:53AM2.53m | 1:20PM2.72m | 1:53AM2.67m | 2:15PM2.92m | 2:47AM2.78m | 3:06PM3.08m | 3:37AM2.84m | 3:54PM3.17m | 4:24AM2.84m | 4:41PM3.18m | 5:10AM2.78m | 5:26PM3.10m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM0.58m | 6:36PM0.49m | 7:01AM0.46m | 7:38PM0.29m | 7:57AM0.32m | 8:33PM0.11m | 8:48AM0.20m | 9:24PM-0.01m | 9:36AM0.13m | 10:13PM-0.06m | 10:21AM0.12m | 10:59PM-0.02m | 11:06AM0.18m | 11:44PM0.10m | |||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 28 | 31 | 22 | 32 | 34 | 26 | 33 | 36 | 26 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 18 | 29 | 30 | 21 | 28 | 31 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 13 | 54 | 96 | 86 | 64 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 22 | — | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 11 | WSW 6 | S 19 | S 15 | S 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 3 | WNW 8 | S 12 | W 10 | WNW 9 | S 12 | S 13 | WNW 8 | — | — | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 20 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | W 13 | W 11 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | W 3 | — | SW 3 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NNE 3 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 22 | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | 15 | 40 | 1 | 47 | 53 | 28 | 75 | 101 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 619 | 0 | 24 | 316 | 0 | 63 | 316 | 69 | 352 | 59 | 93 | 93 | 198 | 106 | 206 | 198 | 183 | 305 | 182 | 471 |
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