Alex Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.98° S 38.42° W

Alex 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Alex sea temperature is
26.7°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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Alex at 8AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (15 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (15 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1.3
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
1.3
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
134
131
131
134
194
222
106
86
86
84
82
111
380
394
331
265
265
265
218
214
322
104
103
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:12AM2.04m
5:34PM1.99m
6:09AM1.97m
6:30PM1.97m
7:08AM1.94m
7:28PM1.98m
Low Tide
11:11AM0.35m
11:41PM0.29m
12:10PM0.41m
00:43AM0.31m
1:11PM0.42m
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
24
25
26
25
25
24
24
23
23
24
26
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
25
26
25
26
24
22
22
22
23
24
25
24
25
22
23
24
23
25
24
23
24
24
23
23
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