Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.98° S 38.42° W

Alex 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Alex sea temperature is
27.8°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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Alex at 2PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (12 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (12 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.8
SSE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
110
111
173
94
77
94
74
107
110
74
188
131
114
114
131
111
114
94
97
100
121
99
130
113
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
E
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
SE
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
N
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:51AM1.98m
4:05PM2.03m
4:44AM1.88m
5:01PM1.94m
5:46AM1.80m
6:07PM1.89m
Low Tide
9:47AM0.34m
10:19PM0.26m
10:38AM0.46m
11:16PM0.37m
11:40AM0.55m
00:25AM0.44m
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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4:56
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5:37
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2
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Temp °C
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
27
28
26
26
25
26
26
26
27
30
27
26
25
27
28
27
26
27
29
26
25
26
27
27
27
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