Alex Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.98° S 38.42° W

Alex 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Alex sea temperature is
26.1° C
0.7° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Alex at 11PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)--
Afternoon (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
1.1
SE
4
1.3
SE
5
1.5
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
18
47
47
47
47
37
44
26
43
92
141
184
237
229
197
181
158
154
132
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:01PM2.02m
3:19AM2.15m
3:55PM1.96m
4:16AM2.09m
4:55PM1.92m
Low Tide
8:50PM0.30m
9:24AM0.25m
9:40PM0.39m
10:19AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
Feels °C
25
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
22
21
21
22
23
23
21
22
22
23
22
22
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