Alnes Lighthouse Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Alnes Lighthouse. This is a point break that's fairly exposed to the swell, and it likes a north-west direction. The water’s sitting at 56°F right now, which is pretty much bang on average for the time of year, so nothing weird going on there.

We’ve got a bit of a rough start, to be honest. The first real window of decent surf comes in on Saturday, July 25th. The morning is your best bet. We’ve got a 6ft swell rolling in from the west, with a period of 9 seconds, and the wind is light and offshore from the SSE. That’s clean, glassy conditions, and the wave energy is moderate at 567. It’s not the biggest day, but it’s the most user-friendly we’ll see for a while. Saturday afternoon turns ugly quick – the wind swings to the SW and picks up, making a mess of things.

Now, brace yourselves. From Sunday the 26th through Tuesday the 28th, we get a massive pulse of west swell, but it comes with a nightmare. We’re looking at 10ft to 13ft surf, but it’s all cross-shore. The wind is howling from the SW at 22 to 34 mph. The wave energy is off the charts – we’re talking 1828 on Sunday morning, up to 3140 on Monday. That’s powerful, thumping water, but with that wind, it’s just a washing machine. This is not paddle surfing; this is a full-on survival mission. Honestly, that setup looks way more interesting for kite surfing than for a paddle board. Leave the longboard at home.

Things drop off significantly after that. Wednesday the 29th and Thursday the 30th see the swell fade to 3ft - 3ft, with clean conditions but very weak energy. It’s surfable if you’re desperate for a splash, but the combined energy is down around 100-159, which is pathetic. Friday the 31st and the weekend of August 1st are even worse – tiny 1ft to 2ft slop. There’s a solid week of nothing worth writing home about from the 29th of July right through to the 3rd of August.

Now, here’s the real standout. Look ahead to Tuesday, August 4th. The morning is looking like a diamond in the rough. The swell is 4ft from the north-west, with a long period of 10 seconds. That’s proper groundswell energy, and the wind is glassy – dead calm from the WSW. The wave energy is moderate at 358, and the conditions are clean. This is a point break, so that longer period will wrap in nicely and give you some proper shaped waves. It’s a good option for intermediates, but the crowd situation is listed as "sometimes", so you might have some company out there. After that, we fade back into small, choppy junk for the rest of the week.

So, to sum it up: Saturday morning the 25th is your only early window for clean, manageable surf, but the real highlight is that Tuesday morning, August 4th. That’s the one to circle on the calendar. Long-range, so don’t book the time off just yet, but it’s got promise.

Rusty.

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