Alkimos Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.68° S 115.68° E

Alkimos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Alkimos sea temperature is
18.8° C
0.2° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 6PM is: 5.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)16ft (5.0m)13s
Afternoon (08 Aug)16ft (5.0m)15s
Evening (08 Aug)16ft (5.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
0
0
0
6
0
8
8
8
6
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
15
5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
17
4
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
1.9
SW
15
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
8
4
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
3.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9654
9997
11505
12142
11365
10670
9330
7665
6270
5352
4523
3779
3331
2756
2513
1576
3697
1525
2682
3413
4106
Wind (km/h)
45
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
40
W
45
WSW
45
SW
45
SSW
30
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:14AM0.70m
7:14AM0.73m
Low Tide
3:32PM-0.01m
4:06PM-0.05m
4:42PM-0.06m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
2
5
8
2
2
1
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
13
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
16
15
13
11
10
Feels °C
2
3
3
5
6
7
8
8
10
11
12
13
13
12
11
9
8
6
3
1
3
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