Surf Break

Lat Long: 14.27° S 170.59° W

Alao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 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) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 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) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Alao at 2PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
13
0.6
E
11
1
E
11
0.5
NNW
13
0.6
NNW
13
0.6
NNW
12
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
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
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
11
1.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
99
233
95
127
121
141
193
57
83
82
56
56
55
54
46
46
45
0
0
40
40
0
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:40PM0.71m
00:49AM0.80m
1:34PM0.73m
1:41AM0.82m
2:20PM0.78m
Low Tide
6:21AM0.31m
6:22PM0.37m
7:18AM0.30m
7:22PM0.36m
8:05AM0.28m
8:12PM0.33m
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5:54
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5:52
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6:20
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6:20
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1
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1
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Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
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