Alex Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.98° S 38.42° W

Alex 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Alex sea temperature is
26.7°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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Alex at 4AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue night, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.3
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.6
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
158
162
134
84
82
314
380
394
331
313
265
260
281
258
322
425
150
Wind (km/h)
30
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:34PM1.99m
6:09AM1.97m
6:30PM1.97m
7:08AM1.94m
7:28PM1.98m
Low Tide
11:41PM0.29m
12:10PM0.41m
00:43AM0.31m
1:11PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
24
23
23
24
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
22
23
24
24
25
26
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
22
22
23
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