Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alex today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Alex at 11AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Alex. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | S 15 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 155 | 145 | 135 | 468 | 620 | 600 | 516 | 406 | 362 | 295 | 158 | 145 | 74 | 133 | 137 | 113 | 145 | 147 | 147 | 155 | 155 | 126 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:55PM2.12m | 2:07AM2.32m | 2:42PM2.07m | 2:57AM2.27m | 3:32PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM-0.05m | 7:40PM0.15m | 8:14AM0.03m | 8:27PM0.20m | 9:04AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ESE 7 | S 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | E 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 79 | 70 | 145 | 80 | 95 | 147 | 128 | 108 | 43 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 100 | 57 | 133 | 137 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 116 | 99 | 94 | 99 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SE 11 | — | — | S 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 98 | 36 | 5 | — | — | 187 | 99 | 121 | 121 | 86 | 46 | 58 | 59 | 45 | 35 | 145 | 147 | 147 | 155 | 155 | 109 | 215 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | S 15 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 155 | 5 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 41 | 49 | 102 | 101 | 99 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 89 | 91 | 126 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 |
| kJ | 147 | 149 | — | 135 | 468 | 620 | 600 | 516 | 406 | 362 | 295 | 158 | 145 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 815 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 840 | 755 | 755 | 666 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 775 | 755 | 755 | 195 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1170 | 1148 | 840 | 825 |
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