Alkantstrand Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your board, let's have a look at what's comin' our way for Alkantstrand over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, we've got a bit of a quiet spell. The first real surf worth paddling out for isn't until Monday the 3rd of August. That afternoon, we're looking at a solid 7ft swell from the southeast, with a period of 10 seconds, and the wind is a light cross-off breeze out of the SSE. It's gonna be clean out there, with moderate wave energy (827). The water temp is sitting at 70°, which is pretty much what you'd expect for this time of year – no weird anomalies. That Monday afternoon is the standout of the first week for sure.

After that, things go pretty flat and messy for a while. Tuesday the 4th through to Sunday the 9th is pretty much a write-off. We get a few pulses of swell, but the wind is all over the place – onshore, cross-on, gusty – and the surf quality just isn't there. You might see some small waves, but it's gonna be choppy and blown out.

We get a little glimmer of hope on Saturday the 8th in the morning. A 5ft south swell with a short, weak period of 6 seconds, but the wind is a clean cross-off from the SSW. It’s marginal, but a desperate surfer could get a few closeouts.

The real action doesn't kick off again until Tuesday the 11th of August. Now, the morning of the 11th is a monster – a 13ft swell from the SSW, 12-second period, and the wind is light offshore from the WNW. The combined energy is off the charts at 4852. But, and this is a big but, that is way too much water for this break. It’s a beginner spot, and that size is strictly for the experts, and even then it’s predicted to be too big. The afternoon gets worse with 16ft and onshore wind. Skip it.

Keep an eye on Thursday the 13th of August. The afternoon looks magic – a 5ft swell from the SE, 11-second period, and the wind swings offshore from the SSW. That's clean, surfable, and the energy is solid (776). That's a proper session.

And then we get a beautiful run of clean, glassy mornings. Friday the 14th of August morning: glassy conditions, 4ft swell from the south with a long 13-second period. Saturday the 15th of August morning: glassy again, 4ft swell from the SSW, also with a nice 13-second period. These two mornings are your absolute best bets for the second week. The water will be clean as a whistle, the waves will have some push, and it'll be a joy. Just remember, that long period groundswell might make the waves a bit walled-off at a beach break, but with the glassy wind, it's still gonna be fun.

The rest of the second week looks a bit shifty again, with onshore winds and smaller, weaker swell. The 17th and 18th of August are not worth the paddle.

So, if I'm callin' it: Monday afternoon the 3rd is the pick of the first week, and Friday morning the 14th and Saturday morning the 15th are the absolute standouts of the whole run. Get out there for those.

Rusty.

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