Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alkimos today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 7AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Alkimos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thu 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 382 | 364 | 273 | 268 | 264 | 216 | 184 | 135 | 130 | 133 | 118 | 93 | 133 | 120 | 232 | 229 | 436 | 382 | 437 | 425 | 530 | 379 | 362 | 351 | 317 | 257 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:01PM0.57m | 11:21PM0.53m | 11:29PM0.48m | 8:06PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30AM0.16m | 11:03AM0.18m | 10:54AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | 6:55 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 382 | 364 | 273 | 268 | 264 | 216 | 184 | 135 | 130 | 133 | 118 | 93 | 133 | 114 | 232 | 229 | 436 | 382 | 437 | 425 | 530 | 379 | 362 | 351 | 317 | 257 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 81 | 120 | 114 | 98 | 10 | 17 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 14 | S 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 54 | 1 | — | 5 | 9 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 3 | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | S 3 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | SSW 5 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 17 | 12 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | — | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 86 | 260 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 99 | 1999 | 277 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 181 | 215 | 99 | 21 | 80 | 21 |
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