Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.98° S 38.42° W

Alex 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Alex sea temperature is
27.5°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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Alex at 5AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (28 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (28 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
7
1.6
S
6
1.9
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.8
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
181
338
333
306
348
355
428
390
294
225
178
154
128
121
85
82
227
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
5
E
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:17PM2.15m
3:50AM2.11m
4:04PM2.07m
4:46AM1.99m
4:59PM1.99m
Low Tide
9:14PM0.07m
9:37AM0.28m
10:05PM0.16m
10:29AM0.40m
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rain showers
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
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25
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24
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
24
24
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26
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28
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