Alnes Lighthouse Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, let’s get into it. This is Rusty, and we’re looking at the next stretch of days for Alnes Lighthouse. Straight up, you’re gonna be waiting a good while for a proper window, so patience is gonna be the name of the game.

The first few days are a write-off. Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th are a mess with lumpy, cross-onshore and cross-shore winds, and the swell is all over the place. That Friday morning has a solid 8ft of swell, but with a fresh cross-shore, it’s just a washing machine. Nothing to get excited about.

Your first real chance comes on Saturday the 25th. The morning sees a clean 6ft swell from the west with a light cross-offshore breeze, making it rideable. The afternoon cleans up even more with a gentle offshore wind from the SE, dropping the swell a touch to 5ft. The combined swell energy is moderate (539 in the morning, dropping to 357 in the afternoon). This is the best of the first week, but it’s not a classic. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so a 3/2 wetsuit is your friend.

After that, it goes back to rubbish. Sunday the 26th through the rest of the week is a battle of fresh to strong cross-shore winds, and the swell keeps pumping but it’s messy. Monday the 27th has a 6ft swell but again, blown out. There’s a brief flicker of hope on Tuesday the 30th with a clean 5ft swell in the morning, but it’s only marginal.

The second week is a real struggle. The first few days of August are weak. Sunday the 2nd has a 5ft swell but it’s cross-shore and choppy. The real standout, and it’s a long way off, is Monday the 3rd of August. The morning is glassy as, with a 3ft swell from the NW. The period is a short 8 seconds, so it’s not a groundswell, but with glassy conditions, you can make anything work. The energy is weak (103), so don’t expect barrels, but it will be clean. This is your best bet in the whole window, but it’s a long way out so keep an eye on it.

Wednesday the 5th of August morning also has a glassy, 3ft, but again, it’s a short period and the energy is weak (107). It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about. The rest of the second week drops off to tiny, weak swell with poor conditions.

So, to sum it up: the first real chance is Saturday the 25th, but the best, most promising surf in the whole 16 days is the glassy morning of Monday the 3rd of August. Everything else is a waiting game. It’s a patchy run, but it tends not to stay poor for long. Keep your board waxed.

Rusty.

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