Alex Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.98° S 38.42° W

Alex 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Alex sea temperature is
26.9°C
1.5° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Alex at 1PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat night, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the E by Sun night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
8
1.8
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
8
1
SE
7
1
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
0.8
E
9
1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
358
489
510
580
496
452
392
327
295
269
248
229
188
173
156
164
105
111
173
101
114
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:02AM1.98m
9:20PM2.07m
9:54AM2.04m
10:11PM2.15m
10:42AM2.11m
Low Tide
3:05PM0.34m
3:35AM0.19m
3:55PM0.28m
4:23AM0.12m
4:41PM0.21m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:29
 mm
3
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
22
22
21
20
20
21
22
22
21
21
22
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
26
24
25
25
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