Alkimos surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 08 May 2026 AWST
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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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Alkimos today?

The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 12AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
Afternoon (09 May)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (09 May)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
120
96
71
71
71
73
103
103
70
69
69
67
48
45
85
121
165
236
217
210
269
326
408
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
N
10
NW
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:59AM0.54m
12:27PM0.49m
11:07AM0.42m
Low Tide
00:01AM0.14m
00:01AM0.15m
00:04AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:34
5:32
5:31
5:31
Temp °C
23
21
18
17
15
14
19
22
23
21
20
18
17
15
20
23
23
23
21
19
18
17
22
25
18
16
11
10
8
7
12
17
19
15
15
13
12
9
14
19
20
18
16
13
12
11
16
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.5
N
6
0.5
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
Energy kJ
170
120
96
71
71
71
73
103
103
70
69
69
67
39
38
16
121
165
236
217
210
269
326
408
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
16
0.7
NW
6
Energy kJ
2
1
12
12
11
26
10
14
12
7
4
26
26
48
45
85
14
14
9
9
103
62
53
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
N
6
0.3
WSW
15
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
NNW
6
0.3
WSW
16
Energy kJ
6
6
1
42
4
2
14
6
6
4
50
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.7
ENE
3
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.7
NNE
3
0.9
N
4
0.9
NNW
5
Energy kJ
2
4
9
25
32
28
21
3
2
3
6
14
18
14
2
4
12
25
39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
266
294
294
41
0
0
0
0
0
0
294
0
0
0
0
0
294
353
358
308
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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