Alnes Lighthouse Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be honest, looking at this stretch ahead, it’s a bit of a rough patch for us at Alnes Lighthouse. This is a spot that’s fairly exposed to the swell, but for the next couple of weeks, it’s going to be a grind to find anything worthwhile.

The start of this whole period is looking pretty grim. We’ve got some lumpy, cross-shore junk to kick things off, and that’s not what we want to see at all. The water temp is running at about 55.9°F, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year, so at least there’s nothing weird going on there.

The first real chance, and honestly it's a slim one, is on the morning of Tuesday the 4th. There’s a bit of a pulse coming in from the WNW at 3ft, but the period is a short 7 seconds, so it’s not going to have much punch. The wind is the star though – it’s dead glassy. It’ll be small, but those 3ft waves will be clean and lined up. It’s the kind of session for a log or a fish, not for a shortboard.

Then we go into a proper dead spell. From Tuesday afternoon through to the 11th, there’s just nothing doing. A few tiny, weak pulses here and there, but the energy is all under 100 (84, 75, 44, 85, 96...), which is just plain weak. There’s a lot of onshore and cross-onshore wind in there too, chopping up what little swell there is. I’d call that a solid week of no real surfing. The only highlight in that stretch is a tiny 3.6ft bump on the Wednesday afternoon, but it’s with glassy conditions and a northerly wind. Still, it’s barely breaking.

The outlook doesn’t get much better as we head into the second week. The ocean starts to pick up a little more energy, but it’s all arriving with those dreaded cross-shore winds. On the 12th and 13th, we see the swell jump to 5.2ft and 4.6ft, with combined energy in the 260-315 range (269 and 314), so there’s some grunt there. But the wind is howling from the SW and WSW, just shredding the surface. That period is only 7-9 seconds too, so it’s going to be a messy, wind-blown mess. Not the place to be.

We do get a period of cleaner conditions on the 14th morning with a cross-offshore wind, and there’s a 3.6ft, 9-second swell from the W. But the energy has dropped again to 194 (moderate). It's small and a little weak, so it might be a last resort, but the wind is at least a bit better. Still, with the water being as cold as it is and the clean windows being so short, it's hard to get excited.

So, if you’re keen, the only window with a real chance of a clean wave is Tuesday the 4th, before it all goes flat. That’s your standout, and it’s more about the conditions than the size. Everything else is either too small, too junky, or not breaking at all. For the most part, you’re looking at a lot of days to find other things to do. If there’s any good news, it’s that this kind of flat spell doesn't usually last forever, and a change in the pattern could bring something better.

Stay patient.

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