Alnes Lighthouse Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty average around here, to be honest. There’s a bit of a slow start, then some proper swell shows up but with messy winds, and then it fades out again. We’ll take it day by day.

The first decent bit of action is on the 8th of August. We’ve got a new swell starting to fill in, coming from the WSW. Saturday morning sees 5ft at 8 seconds, building to 5ft at 9 seconds by the afternoon. The wind is light and cross-offshore, so the surface should be clean. The energy is moderate (289 and then 396). It’s not huge, but it might be the best we get for a few days, so it’s worth a look if you can get out.

The swell keeps building into Sunday the 9th, but the wind goes crazy. We’re looking at 7ft to 7ft from the WSW, but with a near gale blowing cross-shore. It’s going to be a messy, blown-out mess. The energy is strong (672 and 834), but you won’t want to be out there on a surfboard. Honestly, this looks more like a kite-surfing day with that wind and cross-chopped waves.

Monday the 10th settles down a bit with 8ft in the morning, but the wind is still cross and the period is only 8 seconds, so it’s going to be lumpy. The afternoon drops to 5ft but it turns onshore. Not great.

After that, the swell backs off and we’re back to small, messy conditions for a while. Tuesday and Wednesday are poor, with waves in the 3ft range and cross-shore winds. Nothing to get excited about.

Now, for a glimmer of hope. Thursday the 13th in the afternoon looks like a real standout. The wind swings light and cross-offshore, the swell is 5ft from the WSW with a better 10-second period, and the energy is getting up there (432). The conditions are expected to be clean. This is the one to circle on the calendar. The wave direction is right for the point at Alnes Lighthouse, and with that light wind, it should be proper.

After that, it’s mostly downhill again. The 15th and 16th have some small, junky swell from the north with cross-winds. The 17th is similar. There is a tiny window on the morning of the 18th of August with glassy conditions but only 2ft of swell, so it’s not going to be epic, just clean.

The 20th brings another pulse of 5ft from the NNW, but it’s onshore and choppy, so that’s another one to skip.

So, overall, the standout is the Thursday afternoon session on the 13th. The Saturday the 8th is a decent warm-up, but Thursday is the pick. The water temp is 56°F, which is about average for this time of year, so not too surprising. Keep your expectations in check, and you might snag a few.

Rusty

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