Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.98° S 38.42° W

Alex 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Alex sea temperature is
27.7°C
1.5° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Alex at 3PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (04 Nov)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
E
5
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
7
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
51
61
110
67
66
52
52
66
64
66
108
154
106
91
135
100
85
123
141
148
119
100
103
107
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNE
20
ESE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
30
E
40
E
40
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
N
5
NNE
25
ESE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:53AM2.20m
11:08PM2.37m
11:35AM2.30m
11:51PM2.43m
12:14PM2.36m
00:31AM2.43m
Low Tide
4:23AM0.06m
4:40PM0.14m
5:08AM-0.02m
5:25PM0.02m
5:50AM-0.07m
6:07PM-0.07m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
26
27
28
26
26
25
24
25
27
28
28
26
26
25
25
24
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
24
Feels °C
26
28
27
27
25
25
26
26
27
28
26
25
23
24
25
25
25
31
27
26
25
26
25
26
26
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