Surf Forecasts:
Alnes Lighthouse surf forecast from 30 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 30 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period, W swell with 2,625 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 30 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Alnes Lighthouse this week:
The surf forecast for Alnes Lighthouse over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Alnes Lighthouse in the next 16 days are 3.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 02) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Thu 30th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Thu 30th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Alnes Lighthouse over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, let's have a look at what's cookin' over the next couple of weeks, mostly centred on that Alnes Lighthouse spot. It's a point break, intermediate-friendly, and takes a north-west swell best. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing weird going on there.
So, the straight-up truth is, we've got a rough stretch ahead. From now through the first part of August, it's just no good. We're looking at a solid week of pretty poor conditions starting from Thursday the 30th of July. The swell is there, but the wind is just wrecking it. Thursday morning, we've got 5ft of west swell, but it's a messy cross-on shore breeze at 19 mph, making everything lumpy. It stays ugly through Friday and into the weekend, with strong winds and rain, and the swell pushing up to 10ft by Sunday afternoon – that's expert territory with that size, but the quality is still poor with the wind.
We finally get a little glimmer on Tuesday the 4th of August. The morning looks glassy, with a light west-southwest breeze, almost nothing. The swell drops right down to 4ft from the north, but with an 8-second period, it's not going to have much push. It's just surfable, ordinary stuff. The combined energy is weak too, only 253. Then it fades out again into another stretch of tiny, messy days.
Honestly, you're looking at a gap of about 10 days of mostly rubbish surf. The next time the conditions look even half-decent is Monday the 10th of August. That morning is glassy again, with a 3ft north swell – still short period, though, at 7 seconds. It's a "surfable but ordinary" situation. The combined swell energy is very low, only 99. It's a fin session at best. Then Wednesday the 12th and Thursday the 13th of August show some more glassy mornings with small 2ft to 4ft swell from the west-northwest. Still nothing to write home about.
If I had to pick the best of a bad bunch, it's those glassy mornings around the 4th and the 10th-13th of August. But don't get your hopes up. The swell is small, the period is short, and there's just no power behind it. It's a real quiet spell for this spot.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
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 kJ | 949 | 367 | 208 | 65 | 143 | 196 | 251 | 512 | 416 | 284 | 361 | 943 | 2033 | 865 | 597 | 234 | 146 | 129 | 182 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:14AM1.66m | 12:41PM1.48m | 00:48AM1.70m | 1:15PM1.49m | 1:22AM1.71m | 1:49PM1.49m | 1:55AM1.70m | 2:23PM1.48m | 2:30AM1.67m | 2:59PM1.47m | 3:07AM1.61m | 3:39PM1.44m | 3:49AM1.54m | ||||||
Low Tide | 6:46AM0.22m | 6:44PM0.31m | 7:19AM0.16m | 7:16PM0.28m | 7:51AM0.13m | 7:48PM0.26m | 8:23AM0.13m | 8:22PM0.27m | 8:56AM0.15m | 8:58PM0.30m | 9:32AM0.20m | 9:39PM0.35m | |||||||
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 | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — |
 | 10:35 | — | — | 10:31 | — | — | 10:29 | — | — | 10:25 | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | 10:20 | — | — | 10:16 |
mm | 1 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | W 8 | W 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 12 | NNW 12 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 19 | 208 | 65 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 140 | — | 20 | 20 | 76 | 146 | 129 | 182 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | N 8 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WNW 7 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 51 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 8 | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 949 | 367 | — | — | 143 | 196 | 251 | 512 | 416 | 284 | 361 | 943 | 2033 | 865 | 597 | 234 | 100 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 595 | 609 | 609 | 57 | 1072 | 965 | 656 | 656 | 595 | 615 | 749 | 862 | 988 | 656 | 630 | 58 | 0 | 82 | 619 |
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