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jodee wakelin, Singleton

12:00 am 16 Jul 2011

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Alkimos ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 5.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Alkimos Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Western Australia – Perth City)

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Name: Alkimos
Type: reef
Reliability: very consistent
Best Swell: SW Offshore Wind: ENE

Alkimos in the Perth Area is an exposed reef break that is usually a safe bet and works all around the year. Works best in offshore winds from the east northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the southwest. The reef provides both left and right breaks. Rarely crowded here. Hazards include rocks, locals and sharks.

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Overall Alkimos Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Alkimos:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Derrs 4 mi
Second closest break Mullaloo 9 mi
Third closest break Watermans 11 mi
Fourth closest break The Spot 12 mi
Fifth closest break Grabbers 12 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Alkimos:

Closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 6638 mi
Second closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 6716 mi
Third closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 6728 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 6763 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Western Aleutians Buoy 6996 mi

Tide stations nearest to Alkimos:

Closest tide station Two Rocks Marina, Australia 14 mi
Second closest tide station Rottnest Island, Australia 24 mi
Third closest tide station Fremantle, Australia 26 mi
Fourth closest tide station Warnbro Sound, Australia 44 mi
Fifth closest tide station Lancelin, Australia 50 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Alkimos:

Closest ski area Mt Donna Buang (Australia) 1746 mi
Second closest ski area Lake Mountain (Australia) 1757 mi
Third closest ski area Mount Baw Baw (Australia) 1780 mi
Fourth closest ski area Mt St Gwinear (Australia) 1782 mi
Fifth closest ski area Mount Buller (Australia) 1786 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Alkimos:

Closest city location Quinns Rocks (Australia) 1 mi
Second closest city location Mindarie (Australia) 2 mi
Third closest city location Clarkson (Australia) 2 mi
Fourth closest city location Kinross (Australia) 4 mi
Fifth closest city location Iluka (Australia) 5 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to Alkimos is Perth International Airport (PER) in Australia, which is 40 km (25 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to Alkimos is Perth Jandakot Airport (JAD), also in Australia, 50 km (31 miles) away.
Alkimos break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Alkimos, Western Australia - Perth City. Use the tab navigation above to view Alkimos sea temperature, Alkimos photographs, Alkimos detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Alkimos webcams, current wind from Western Australia - Perth City live weather stations and Alkimos tide predictions. The Australia swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Australia and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Australia wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Alkimos.