Surf Break

Lat Long: 14.27° S 170.59° W

Alao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Alao sea temperature is
27.3°C
0.5° 

Alao surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Alao today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Alao at 2AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

Table - waves today at Alao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
14
0.5
NNW
14
0.5
NNW
13
0.5
NNW
13
0.5
NNW
13
0.7
E
11
1.1
E
10
0.5
NNW
13
0.6
NNW
13
0.6
NNW
12
0.5
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.5
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.5
NNW
12
0.5
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
105
102
101
99
114
264
95
127
121
86
58
83
57
82
82
56
55
55
Wind (km/h)
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:51PM0.80m
12:40PM0.71m
00:49AM0.80m
1:34PM0.73m
Low Tide
6:21AM0.31m
6:22PM0.37m
7:18AM0.30m
7:22PM0.36m
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Temp °C
26
26
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26
26
26
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25
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25
Feels °C
23
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22
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23
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