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Alkimos surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 15 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
21.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Alkimos today?
The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 11AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Alkimos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 243 | 243 | 243 | 239 | 227 | 176 | 229 | 288 | 270 | 283 | 522 | 568 | 353 | 372 | 372 | 344 | 334 | 602 | 1435 | 2477 | 2359 | 2001 | 1542 | 1350 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | glass | on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:42PM 0.60 | 7:06PM 0.63 | 7:33PM 0.66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:16AM 0.17 | 4:28AM 0.12 | 4:47AM 0.09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:19 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
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