Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alex today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Alex at 6PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Alex. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 418 | 575 | 491 | 405 | 331 | 192 | 149 | 124 | 99 | 88 | 140 | 116 | 232 | 145 | 147 | 116 | 155 | 117 | 126 | 236 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:55PM2.12m | 2:07AM2.32m | 2:42PM2.07m | 2:57AM2.27m | 3:32PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40PM0.15m | 8:14AM0.03m | 8:27PM0.20m | 9:04AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 95 | 147 | 128 | 108 | 99 | 118 | 115 | 90 | 93 | 88 | 140 | 116 | 116 | 113 | 116 | 116 | 92 | 94 | 99 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 187 | 171 | 95 | 93 | 89 | 46 | 70 | 48 | 47 | 232 | 145 | 147 | 111 | 155 | 117 | 109 | 236 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | ESE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | 17 | 41 | 49 | 102 | 101 | — | 78 | 79 | 81 | 91 | 91 | 126 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 |
| kJ | 418 | 575 | 491 | 405 | 331 | 192 | 149 | 124 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 840 | 840 | 755 | 755 | 755 | 156 | 156 | 666 | 775 | 755 | 775 | 155 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 840 | 840 | 800 | 800 |
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