Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.98° S 38.42° W

Alex 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Alex sea temperature is
27.3°C
1.1° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Alex at 4AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
238
204
173
168
124
124
105
105
91
84
218
183
194
160
102
109
71
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
15
W
5
SW
15
SSE
15
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
ENE
20
ESE
30
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:04PM2.07m
4:46AM1.99m
4:59PM1.99m
5:49AM1.89m
6:04PM1.95m
Low Tide
10:05PM0.16m
10:29AM0.40m
11:03PM0.25m
11:29AM0.51m
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
25
26
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25
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24
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26
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25
25
25
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26
26
27
25
25
Feels °C
25
27
26
27
29
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27
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26
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