Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.98° S 38.42° W

Alex 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Alex sea temperature is
27.2°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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Alex at 1AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (24 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
6
1
E
7
1.2
E
6
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.4
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
93
78
91
145
128
89
138
105
85
113
86
86
89
126
127
206
179
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
25
E
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
30
E
40
E
40
ENE
35
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:51AM2.42m
1:15PM2.33m
1:33AM2.40m
1:54PM2.30m
Low Tide
6:27PM0.03m
6:50AM-0.05m
7:06PM-0.00m
7:29AM-0.02m
7:47PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
25
25
25
24
26
27
26
26
25
25
25
23
26
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
26
25
25
26
25
27
26
23
24
24
25
27
25
29
26
24
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24
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