Surf Forecasts:
Alnes Lighthouse surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 14 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, W swell with 481 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with N 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 Wednesday (Jul 08) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Alnes Lighthouse in the next 16 days are 1.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Tue 14th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Alnes Lighthouse over the next 16 days.
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G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight – over the next 16 days, there’s not a single decent surf window for Alnes Lighthouse. The whole run from Tuesday 7 July through to Wednesday 22 July is filled with “poor surf conditions” or at best a “marginal” call, and the scores are all zero. That’s a long, frustrating blank stretch.
Alnes Lighthouse is a quality point break – a 4/5 spot that usually handles a NW swell well, with SE offshore being the clean wind. But the forecast just won’t cooperate. The water sits at about 55°F, which is pretty much average for the time of year (anomaly 0.4°F), so no drama there. But the swells are inconsistent, short-period, and almost always crossed up by onshore or cross-shore winds.
The first few days – Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th – have small WNW/N swells around 3ft to 4ft, but the wind is on or cross-on, so it’s choppy and messy. Thursday 9th sees a bump in size to 5ft, but the wind howls from the WSW at 28 mph, making it a complete washout. That pattern holds: even when the swell picks up to 6ft on the 14th and 18th, the wind remains cross or cross-on, often strong. The wave energy climbs into the 400‑600 range (moderate) on those days, but the combination of poor wind and short periods (6–10 seconds) means the shape is just not there.
There’s no standout – nothing even close to rideable. This kind of blank run is more typical for this area when the wind stays off the optimum SE offshore. Forecasts can change, but right now I’d say save the gas and keep an eye on the charts for a proper window.
– Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 9 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 |
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 kJ | 214 | 75 | 57 | 230 | 224 | 116 | 69 | 148 | 137 | 252 | 220 | 125 | 227 | 319 | 268 | 171 | 184 | 153 | 182 | 149 | 295 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:04PM1.32m | 5:12AM1.43m | 6:02PM1.33m | 6:14AM1.40m | 7:06PM1.36m | 7:25AM1.40m | 8:13PM1.42m | 8:38AM1.45m | 9:17PM1.50m | 9:47AM1.52m | 10:16PM1.61m | 10:49AM1.60m | 11:10PM1.71m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM0.31m | 11:01PM0.48m | 11:44AM0.34m | 00:04AM0.51m | 12:45PM0.37m | 1:17AM0.50m | 1:55PM0.38m | 2:33AM0.44m | 3:05PM0.36m | 3:42AM0.34m | 4:09PM0.31m | 4:44AM0.22m | 5:06PM0.25m | ||||||||
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 | 3:54 | — | — | 3:56 | — | — | 3:58 | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:03 | — | — | 4:05 | — | — |
 | — | — | 11:25 | — | — | 11:23 | — | — | 11:22 | — | — | 11:20 | — | — | 11:17 | — | — | 11:16 | — | — | 11:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | N 6 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 8 | N 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 214 | 75 | 38 | 230 | 224 | 116 | 69 | 33 | 137 | 4 | 220 | 125 | 227 | 319 | 268 | 171 | — | 153 | 182 | — | 295 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | NW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | — | N 7 | WNW 12 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 39 | 34 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 63 | — | 63 | — | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 35 | 148 | — | 252 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 184 | — | — | 149 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 609 | 609 | 656 | 669 | 656 | 82 | 609 | 656 | 609 | 692 | 674 | 615 | 656 | 648 | 57 | 609 | 767 | 657 | 619 | 837 | 626 |
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