Alex Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.98° S 38.42° W

Alex 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Alex sea temperature is
26.1° C
0.8° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Alex at 9AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (11 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu night).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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
0.6
E
7
1.1
SE
5
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
5
1.3
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
2
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SE
8
1.9
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
37
49
147
142
127
83
87
101
126
184
417
685
703
590
516
382
286
322
212
163
140
163
138
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
35
SE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:10PM2.18m
1:20AM2.35m
1:55PM2.12m
2:07AM2.32m
2:42PM2.07m
Low Tide
6:41AM-0.09m
6:55PM0.11m
7:27AM-0.05m
7:40PM0.15m
8:14AM0.03m
8:27PM0.20m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
2
3
3
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
23
22
21
22
24
24
22
22
23
22
23
21
20
19
21
21
21
22
22
22
23
24
24
23
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