Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.98° S 38.42° W

Alex 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Alex sea temperature is
27.3°C
1.1° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Alex at 6AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (31 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (31 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
9
0.9
E
7
0.6
SSE
9
0.7
E
7
0.5
SSE
9
0.9
ESE
7
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.9
ESE
6
0.5
S
11
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
72
65
46
45
75
68
65
65
56
78
78
79
64
65
55
51
51
51
38
47
48
45
33
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:59AM1.85m
7:15PM1.96m
8:09AM1.88m
8:24PM2.04m
9:11AM1.97m
Low Tide
00:11AM0.31m
12:38PM0.55m
1:24AM0.32m
1:49PM0.52m
2:33AM0.26m
2:55PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
25
24
23
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
24
26
27
28
27
26
26
26
25
27
28
27
27
26
Feels °C
27
26
25
30
29
27
26
25
26
27
27
29
28
28
28
27
28
28
27
29
28
26
28
27
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