Alkimos surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 30 May 2026 AWST
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Alkimos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Alkimos sea temperature is
20.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Alkimos today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 5AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (30 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (30 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
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)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
2.3
NW
7
3.5
NW
8
4.5
WNW
9
5
W
10
5.5
W
11
6
W
12
6.5
W
12
7.5
W
14
7
WSW
15
6
WSW
15
5.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
258
229
194
447
431
412
469
1202
3008
4770
6536
9227
13136
22952
20715
15732
12462
8429
5876
4298
3264
2481
1973
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
25
NNE
30
NE
40
NNW
40
NW
50
NW
55
WNW
55
WNW
60
WNW
60
W
60
W
60
W
60
WSW
50
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:09AM0.67m
8:34AM0.68m
9:01AM0.68m
Low Tide
5:37PM0.08m
6:09PM0.07m
6:44PM0.07m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:21
5:21
1
8
3
1
5
3
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
18
18
17
20
20
20
18
17
16
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
18
15
14
12
15
15
13
15
14
13
9
7
4
2
4
4
6
8
8
10
10
13
12
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
263
258
229
194
447
431
412
347
299
4298
3264
2481
1973
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
10
0.6
SW
14
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.6
W
12
0.2
WSW
20
Energy kJ
98
60
68
169
47
30
19
102
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
8
Energy kJ
64
86
107
45
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
2
0.5
N
3
0.9
NNE
4
1.5
NNW
5
2.3
NW
7
3.5
NW
8
4.5
WNW
9
5
W
10
5.5
W
11
6
W
12
6.5
W
12
7.5
W
14
7
WSW
15
6
WSW
15
5.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
2
4
21
108
469
1202
3008
4770
6536
9227
13136
22952
20715
15732
12462
8429
5876
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
1
5
2
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
294
294
301
282
2453
1632
1632
1760
1632
1890
1896
2010
2165
2165
1104
2429
1104
2169
215
340
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
4
3
6
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
  • Map Icons:
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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