
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alex today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Alex at 3PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Alex. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
292 | 287 | 282 | 282 | 247 | 202 | 199 | 192 | 185 | 147 | 126 | 123 | 96 | 96 | 79 | 78 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 217 | 558 | 604 | 672 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:46PM2.28m | 00:55AM2.33m | 1:28PM2.21m | 1:36AM2.31m | 2:13PM2.12m | 2:22AM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM-0.14m | 6:34PM0.05m | 6:59AM-0.13m | 7:15PM0.10m | 7:44AM-0.08m | 7:58PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | |
— | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
292 | 287 | 282 | 282 | 247 | 202 | 199 | 192 | 185 | 147 | 126 | 123 | 96 | 96 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | — |
5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 79 | 78 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 5 | 45 | 44 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | E 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 16 | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 4 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
— | — | — | 3 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | 12 | 23 | 25 | 37 | 50 | — | — | — | 8 | 217 | 558 | 604 | 672 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 775 | 775 | 755 | 775 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1738 | 1357 | 1348 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1170 | 1148 | 825 | 776 | 666 | 666 |
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