Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.98° S 38.42° W

Alex 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Alex sea temperature is
26.7°C
1.0° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Alex at 3PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (29 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (29 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the E by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
E
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
E
5
1
E
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
E
6
0.6
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
79
62
85
118
45
33
118
44
49
42
114
131
48
62
67
69
64
91
100
120
94
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NNE
15
SE
25
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
20
ESE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
25
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:21AM2.12m
4:43PM2.02m
5:18AM2.03m
5:40PM1.97m
6:21AM1.96m
6:41PM1.95m
Low Tide
10:11AM0.29m
10:36PM0.25m
11:06AM0.39m
11:36PM0.29m
12:07PM0.46m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
24
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
24
24
24
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25
27
27
26
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Feels °C
25
27
27
25
24
24
23
24
25
26
25
24
23
22
23
24
24
27
26
24
24
23
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