Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.98° S 38.42° W

Alex 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Alex sea temperature is
27.0°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 (17 Oct):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Alex at 11PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)--
Evening (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
E
5
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
106
79
80
86
89
74
92
92
92
74
74
72
57
58
107
87
107
Wind (km/h)
40
ENE
25
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
5
N
10
SE
20
E
25
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
N
25
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:50PM1.94m
8:33AM1.90m
8:52PM2.02m
9:31AM1.99m
Low Tide
2:10AM0.35m
2:35PM0.46m
3:09AM0.28m
3:31PM0.37m
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cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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1
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Temp °C
26
26
25
24
24
25
25
26
25
25
25
24
25
27
26
27
26
26
Feels °C
23
26
28
25
25
29
28
27
25
26
26
24
27
30
26
25
24
25
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