Alex Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.98° S 38.42° W

Alex 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Alex sea temperature is
26.3°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Alex at 4PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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)
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
1.1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
206
206
206
243
199
165
165
135
132
132
166
166
158
126
169
118
118
115
115
191
72
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
15
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
20
E
30
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:54AM2.06m
9:12PM2.09m
9:48AM2.11m
10:03PM2.17m
10:39AM2.15m
Low Tide
2:46PM0.33m
3:14AM0.14m
3:38PM0.27m
4:06AM0.05m
4:26PM0.21m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
25
25
26
25
24
24
24
23
23
25
25
25
24
23
22
21
23
25
26
25
24
Feels °C
26
27
26
25
24
24
24
25
24
24
25
23
24
23
23
23
22
25
25
24
22
22
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