Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.98° S 38.42° W

Alex 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Alex sea temperature is
27.0°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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Alex at 12AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.4
SE
12
1
E
6
1.1
E
5
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
89
74
60
69
46
46
64
71
67
74
79
101
168
176
181
157
130
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:44PM1.97m
8:31AM1.96m
8:46PM2.05m
9:30AM2.02m
Low Tide
1:49AM0.27m
2:16PM0.44m
2:52AM0.20m
3:15PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
26
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
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26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
23
23
25
26
27
28
27
26
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24
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25
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