Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.98° S 38.42° W

Alex 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Alex sea temperature is
27.4°C
1.2° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Alex at 7AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (02 Nov)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
4
1
E
5
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1.2
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
1
E
6
1.3
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
54
40
40
40
57
57
40
40
40
38
28
20
28
45
58
79
116
68
68
53
78
94
85
88
126
97
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
N
20
ESE
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:11AM1.97m
9:26PM2.16m
10:06AM2.08m
10:20PM2.28m
10:53AM2.20m
11:08PM2.37m
Low Tide
2:33AM0.26m
2:55PM0.41m
3:32AM0.17m
3:51PM0.28m
4:23AM0.06m
4:40PM0.14m
5:08AM-0.02m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
24
26
27
27
26
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Feels °C
27
27
28
29
27
27
28
27
28
27
28
29
27
26
26
25
24
25
26
29
27
24
24
24
25
25
25
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