Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.98° S 38.42° W

Alex 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Alex sea temperature is
27.2°C
1.3° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Alex at 1PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
E
8
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
112
116
87
87
116
109
116
116
113
137
172
167
137
121
131
97
94
102
139
142
127
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
30
E
35
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:54PM2.28m
2:14AM2.33m
2:33PM2.24m
2:56AM2.23m
3:13PM2.17m
Low Tide
7:33AM-0.03m
7:50PM-0.01m
8:13AM0.04m
8:33PM0.03m
8:55AM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:11
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Temp °C
24
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
24
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
24
24
26
23
23
22
25
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