Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.98° S 38.42° W

Alex 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Alex sea temperature is
27.7°C
1.4° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Alex at 6PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)--
Afternoon (05 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (05 Nov)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
103
121
96
146
98
81
81
95
115
123
94
94
115
80
85
107
107
136
101
112
78
63
Wind (km/h)
30
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
5
N
20
E
35
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NE
20
ESE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:35AM2.30m
11:51PM2.43m
12:14PM2.36m
00:31AM2.43m
12:50PM2.38m
1:10AM2.39m
Low Tide
5:25PM0.02m
5:50AM-0.07m
6:07PM-0.07m
6:29AM-0.09m
6:48PM-0.11m
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
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Temp °C
27
27
26
25
25
24
23
25
27
27
26
25
25
24
25
27
28
28
27
26
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24
24
Feels °C
25
24
23
23
26
25
25
28
27
25
25
24
25
25
26
29
28
27
25
25
25
26
25
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