Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.98° S 38.42° W

Alex 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Alex sea temperature is
27.6°C
1.3° 

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 (08 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Alex at 10AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (08 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (08 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.2
S
6
1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
39
38
37
37
67
101
83
89
78
78
65
100
86
86
71
113
88
99
106
106
108
115
168
172
186
197
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
25
E
35
E
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:26PM2.36m
1:48AM2.32m
2:01PM2.31m
2:26AM2.22m
2:37PM2.23m
3:06AM2.10m
Low Tide
7:07AM-0.06m
7:27PM-0.10m
7:45AM0.01m
8:07PM-0.06m
8:23AM0.10m
8:47PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
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4:56
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4:56
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4:56
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5:36
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5:37
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5:37
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2
3
2
1
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1
Temp °C
25
24
24
27
27
28
26
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
Feels °C
27
25
27
30
26
26
24
25
26
27
28
29
29
27
29
29
29
28
29
29
28
27
28
28
27
27
28
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