Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alex today (20 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Alex at 11PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Alex. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 171 | 171 | 130 | 126 | 123 | 120 | 110 | 88 | 72 | 72 | 97 | 94 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 89 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:03PM2.11m | 9:34AM2.09m | 9:51PM2.16m | 10:21AM2.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM0.15m | 3:37PM0.22m | 4:03AM0.08m | 4:22PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 192 | 171 | 171 | 130 | 126 | 123 | 120 | 110 | 88 | 72 | 72 | 97 | 94 | 76 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | E 7 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 23 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 31 | 24 | — | — | 72 | 89 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 755 | 755 | 164 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1866 | 1911 | 1354 | 178 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 776 | 825 | 776 | 1186 |
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