Alnes Lighthouse Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at Alnes Lighthouse. It’s a point break that’s fairly exposed to the northwest swell, and it’s mainly for intermediate surfers. The water’s sitting at 56°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.

The first few days are a real write-off, I’m afraid. Friday afternoon the 24th is a no-go: onshore wind, messy cross-chop, and a lumpy 8ft swell that’s all over the place. The combined energy is moderate at 909, but the wind just ruins it. Saturday morning the 25th is where it starts to get interesting. The wind swings light and cross-off, the swell drops to a clean 6ft from the west, and the energy is still moderate at 528. That’s the first decent window, and it’s looking clean. Saturday afternoon stays good with a 4ft west-southwest swell and offshore wind, so you’ll get some fun, lined-up waves.

Sunday the 26th is a problem. The swell jumps to 10ft from the west, but the wind is howling out of the southwest at 31 mph in the morning, making it a cross-shore mess. The energy is strong at 1593, but for a point break, that’s too much power with that wind. It’s only for experts, and even then, it’s not clean. Sunday afternoon is slightly better with a cross-off wind, but the swell is still 10ft and the energy is 1732 – it’s marginal at best.

Monday the 27th is a total loss. The swell is 13ft, the wind is near gale-force cross-shore, and the energy is through the roof at 2971. That’s just dangerous. Tuesday the 28th has a 7ft west swell, but the wind is cross-shore and the energy is 676 – it’s only moderate, but the quality is poor.

Then we get a gap. From Wednesday the 29th through to the end of the first week, it’s all poor surf: small, onshore, choppy, or just no energy. There’s a good few days of nothing.

The real standout comes on Thursday morning the 30th. The wind is light and offshore from the east-southeast, the swell is a clean 6ft from the west, and the energy is 399 – moderate and well-shaped. That’s the cleanest surf of the whole run. Thursday afternoon stays good with a 6ft west-southwest swell and a light cross-off breeze. That’s the pick of the forecast.

After that, it dries up again. The 31st is small and onshore, and the first week of August is a lot of small, cross-shore junk with no real pull. The energy values drop below 200, and the swell is tiny. The 7th and 8th of August see a new pulse of 6ft to 7ft northwest swell, but the wind is onshore or cross-shore, and the energy is high at 885, but the quality is poor to marginal. It’s a bit of a tease.

So, overall, the best surf is Saturday morning and Thursday the 30th. Thursday is the standout: glassy, clean, and a solid 6ft west swell. Saturday morning the 25th is a close second. The rest is a lot of waiting.

Rusty.

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