Alkimos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.68° S 115.68° E

Issued: 1 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Alkimos sea temperature is

19.1°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Alkimos today (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 9AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (12 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	15s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	15s
Evening (12 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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	2	3	3	0	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2869	2553	1936	1860	1672	1426	1203	1170	1115	1019	840	691	681	661	517	501	431	382	321	223	216	175	147	116
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	E	S	S	S	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ESE	SSE	SE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	N	W	N	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	on	glassy	cross-on
High Tide					11:30AM0.26m			9:38PM0.63m								9:55PM0.64m								10:14PM0.64m
Low Tide			5:20AM0.15m		1:29PM0.25m						6:04AM0.15m								7:00AM0.16m


	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	10	12	18	20	18	18	17	14	12	13	21	25	24	23	20	19	18	19	26	30	22	20	19
Feels °C	6	4	5	13	15	12	13	10	7	5	6	16	21	19	18	13	12	11	12	21	27	20	21	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	2869	2553	1936	1860	1672	1426	1203	1170	1115	1019	840	691	681	661	517	501	431	382	321	223	216	175	147	116
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 5	—	—	—	SE 4	ENE 4	—	—	S 4	S 4	—	—	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	W 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	4	1	—	—	2	2	5	3	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 5	—	SW 15
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	56
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	—	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	ESE 4	E 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	—	S 3	S 4	SE 4	ENE 3	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	—	W 3	—
kJ	—	12	16	6	—	63	102	62	21	24	34	11	—	7	15	12	10	10	20	13	5	—	1	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Watermans WA - Perth City	Main Beach WA - Perth City	Watermans WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Gas Bay WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Mouth WA - Margaret River	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	Ellensbrook WA - Margaret River	Blue Holes WA - North West	Hush Hush Beach WA - Far South	Lights Beach WA - Far South	Chicken Reef WA - Rottnest Island	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Alkimos WA - Perth City	Augusta Rivermouth WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	5	2	3	3	2	2	4	3	3	3	1	2	1	1	2
Distance (km)	21	18	34	18	21	181	99	340	264	269	263	0	0	181	99	256	464	362	401	41	0	181	0	299
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast	Cottesloe Beach	The Spot	Melros	Melros	North Beach Tom's		Cozies and Geeries					The Spot	Grabbers		Cozies and Geeries						Mullaloo		Melros
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4		4					4	3		2						2		1
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	7	4	4	4	4

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