Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alkimos today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 5AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Alkimos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1905 | 3283 | 3656 | 3905 | 8697 | 7956 | 7541 | 6995 | 6650 | 4382 | 4451 | 4761 | 4097 | 2957 | 2285 | 2089 | 1879 | 1444 | 1216 | 1094 | 816 | 582 | 451 | 378 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:09AM0.62m | 8:43AM0.61m | 11:05PM0.32m | 9:15AM0.58m | 10:59PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33PM0.09m | 4:37PM0.11m | 2:07AM0.29m | 4:40PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 1905 | 3283 | 3656 | 3905 | 8697 | 7956 | 7541 | 6995 | 6650 | 4382 | 4451 | 4761 | 4097 | 2957 | 2285 | 2089 | 1879 | 1444 | 1216 | 1094 | 816 | 582 | 451 | 378 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | S 5 |
| kJ | 95 | 263 | 892 | 2443 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 25 | SW 24 | WSW 24 | SW 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 22 | 54 | 119 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 18 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | 224 | 185 | 75 | 59 | 102 | 87 | 91 | 62 | 52 | 44 | 15 | 10 | 30 | 34 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 266 | 266 | 252 | 181 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 181 | 1896 | 1104 | 182 | 182 | 1632 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 252 | 36 | 182 | 182 | 229 | 182 |
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