Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.98° S 38.42° W

Alex 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 27 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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Alex at 8AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
E
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
110
81
81
83
89
87
81
101
107
133
124
130
130
130
130
101
81
81
79
79
123
142
114
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
25
E
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:05PM2.15m
3:28AM2.21m
3:52PM2.09m
4:21AM2.12m
4:43PM2.02m
Low Tide
8:37AM0.10m
8:55PM0.16m
9:22AM0.19m
9:43PM0.20m
10:11AM0.29m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
26
25
25
Feels °C
24
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
24
26
24
25
25
24
23
25
26
27
27
27
25
23
24
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