Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.98° S 38.42° W

Alex 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Alex sea temperature is
26.9°C
0.9° 

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


How big are the waves at Alex today (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Alex at 2AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.4
SE
13
0.8
E
7
1
E
7
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
74
59
59
59
45
56
85
109
79
79
64
63
50
50
50
50
50
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NE
25
E
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:52PM2.02m
9:31AM1.99m
9:48PM2.12m
10:22AM2.10m
Low Tide
3:09AM0.28m
3:31PM0.37m
4:02AM0.19m
4:20PM0.27m
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Temp °C
26
25
24
24
24
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
27
26
26
26
26
30
27
25
24
25
27
26
27
28
27
26
27
27
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