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Alkimos surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Alkimos today?
The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 10AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Alkimos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 721 | 581 | 572 | 746 | 784 | 410 | 1298 | 1659 | 671 | 1189 | 390 | 397 | 1026 | 1206 | 1315 | 349 | 990 | 778 | 542 | 393 | 343 | 280 | 275 | 223 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:33PM 0.51 | 9:58PM 0.46 | 7:02PM 0.44 | 6:09PM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:51AM 0.21 | 8:10AM 0.24 | 7:48AM 0.23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
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