Alex Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.98° S 38.42° W

Alex 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Alex sea temperature is
26.2° C
0.9° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Alex at 10PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)--
Afternoon (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat night, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
12
1
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
82
112
119
232
145
147
111
155
117
126
236
195
189
139
135
164
214
206
312
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:42PM2.07m
2:57AM2.27m
3:32PM2.02m
3:51AM2.20m
4:26PM1.98m
Low Tide
8:27PM0.20m
9:04AM0.13m
9:19PM0.26m
9:57AM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
23
23
23
22
22
21
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
23
24
23
23
24
24
24
23
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
24
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