Alkimos Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.68° S 115.68° E

Alkimos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Alkimos sea temperature is
18.6° C
1.1° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 12PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
2
4
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
5
4
3
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
3
W
14
3.5
W
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1172
1430
1011
838
800
688
663
917
3155
4595
4793
4261
6929
6762
5627
4774
3746
3199
2598
2171
1744
1533
1188
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
N
15
NNE
20
NNW
30
N
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
0
SSE
5
NE
5
N
5
SW
5
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
glassy
on
glassy
off
High Tide
10:53AM0.60m
11:01AM0.50m
2:35AM0.36m
10:02AM0.42m
Low Tide
7:29PM0.15m
6:45PM0.21m
5:05AM0.35m
6:12PM0.22m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
 mm
4
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
18
20
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
17
17
17
18
13
14
13
13
11
10
9
11
12
12
12
13
12
14
14
15
15
14
13
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