Surf Forecasts:
Alkantstrand surf forecast from 24 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 30 Jun, 5PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 27 Jun, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period, S swell with 751 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 24 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Alkantstrand this week:
The surf forecast for Alkantstrand over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 24) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Alkantstrand in the next 16 days are 1.1m 18s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 27) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 01) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Wed 24th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Tue 30th Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sat 27th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Alkantstrand over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 1 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 78 | 66 | 61 | 106 | 64 | 367 | 737 | 540 | 665 | 210 | 250 | 196 | 239 | 192 | 469 | 392 | 601 | 444 | 248 | 208 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:19AM1.41m | 12:54PM1.32m | 1:17AM1.46m | 1:48PM1.39m | 2:05AM1.52m | 2:32PM1.48m | 2:45AM1.59m | 3:10PM1.56m | 3:22AM1.66m | 3:44PM1.63m | 3:55AM1.71m | 4:18PM1.69m | 4:27AM1.75m | 4:50PM1.72m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:42AM0.63m | 6:54PM0.62m | 7:36AM0.55m | 7:48PM0.55m | 8:20AM0.47m | 8:32PM0.47m | 8:58AM0.38m | 9:10PM0.40m | 9:33AM0.31m | 9:45PM0.34m | 10:06AM0.25m | 10:18PM0.31m | 10:38AM0.21m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — |
 | 5:02 | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | S 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 54 | 54 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 27 | 367 | 737 | 540 | 284 | 210 | 158 | 96 | 147 | 192 | 113 | 324 | 303 | 245 | 144 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 15 | — | — | S 23 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 108 | 78 | 66 | 61 | 106 | 58 | 26 | 16 | 23 | 665 | — | — | 10 | 57 | 158 | 469 | 84 | 82 | 444 | 248 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SW 5 | SSW 18 | NE 4 | SE 11 | SSW 18 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | S 23 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 60 | 3 | 5 | 64 | 6 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 11 | 75 | 29 | 9 | 12 | 222 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | NE 4 | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | — | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | — | NE 4 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | — | 8 | — | 7 | 10 | 41 | 36 | 211 | 180 | 250 | 196 | 239 | — | 256 | 392 | 601 | — | 21 | 208 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 117 | 157 | 631 | 117 | 37 | 117 | 37 | 0 | 88 | 155 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 625 | 625 |
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