Alkimos Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.68° S 115.68° E

Alkimos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Alkimos sea temperature is
18.1° C
0.8° 

Alkimos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Alkimos today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 7AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (17 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (17 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
6
7
7
7
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
10
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2396
2414
2246
2331
5808
3352
5163
6129
7100
7090
6929
7293
6920
6651
5968
5193
4400
3566
3080
2691
3103
3929
4736
5076
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
35
NW
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:18AM0.46m
9:19AM0.33m
00:38AM0.51m
1:07AM0.54m
Low Tide
6:12AM0.31m
4:39PM0.21m
4:20PM0.18m
3:35PM0.15m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
3
Temp °C
16
14
14
19
16
15
16
16
15
15
14
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
11
9
9
12
8
6
8
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
13
13
12
12
13
15
14
14
15
15
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Alkimos surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest