Alnes Lighthouse Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s break it down. The next two weeks have a bit of everything, so you’ll want to pick your windows carefully.

We start with a clean little run on Monday morning at Alnes Lighthouse. Light cross-off breeze, 1.5m from the NNW with an 11-second period. Water temp is about average at 13°, nothing wild. It’s a fun, easy start. The glassy afternoon drops to 1.3m, still good for a quick paddle if the banks are your friend.

Tuesday keeps the clean lines going – 1.1m from the west with a light offshore, both morning and afternoon. Periods are in the 9-10 second range, so not groundswell, but it’s playful. Wednesday gets ugly early – strong onshore winds and lumpy, so that’s a rest day.

Thursday brings the glass back with 1.5m from the NNW but a shorter 8-second period. It’s surfable but not the standout. Then comes Friday the 18th – that’s your first real highlight. Morning has 1.9m from the west with a 16-second period (energy at 1895), light cross-off breeze, and clean conditions. That’s a cracker for experienced surfers. The afternoon bumps to 2.1m with a 14-second period, but the cross-shore wind puts a little wobble on it. Still, Friday morning is the one to chase.

The weekend turns scratchy. Saturday has offshore wind but it’s strong, then the afternoon gets lumpy. Sunday sees the swell up to 3.0m at 10 seconds with a near gale cross-shore on the afternoon – that’s kite territory, not a paddle.

Monday the 21st kicks things up a notch – 4.5m of west swell with a 13-second period (6635 energy), but it’s full-on messy with strong cross-onshore winds. Choppy and raw. The rest of that week stays poor – Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday all have onshore or chop issues, with waves dropping to 0.8m – 1.7m. Nothing worth getting wet for.

Now, the big one to watch is Friday the 25th. It’s a long way out, so take this with a grain of salt, but it’s promising. Morning sees 2.4m from WNW at 17 seconds (3840 energy), with a fresh cross-off breeze and clean surface. Afternoon blows up to 3.5m at 16 seconds (5725 energy), still clean but pushing expert limits. If it lines up, this could be the best day of the whole stretch – but don’t lock it in yet.

The following Saturday (the 26th) still has solid 2.1m from the west in the morning, but the wind is cross and it gets messy. Sunday drops off.

A word on this break – it’s fairly exposed, so when the swell goes over 2.5m, you need to know what you’re doing. Crowds can show up only sometimes, but the big swells will bring the crew out.

So, bottom line: your best bet is Friday the 18th morning for a clean, solid session. Then, for the experienced crew, keep an eye on Friday the 25th – that could be the one, but it’s a gamble at this distance.

Stay sharp.

Rusty.

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