Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alkimos today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 12AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Alkimos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2957 | 2553 | 2089 | 1879 | 1370 | 1216 | 1094 | 966 | 799 | 517 | 436 | 393 | 320 | 500 | 590 | 983 | 2073 | 2054 | 2283 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:05PM0.32m | 9:15AM0.58m | 10:59PM0.35m | 9:45AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37PM0.11m | 2:07AM0.29m | 4:40PM0.14m | 3:12AM0.27m | 4:42PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | WSW 17 |
2957 | 2553 | 2089 | 1879 | 1370 | 1216 | 1094 | 966 | 799 | 517 | 436 | 393 | 320 | 278 | 250 | 983 | 2073 | 2054 | 2283 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | SW 22 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 18 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 11 | S 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 37 | 119 | 180 | 130 | 500 | 590 | 217 | 9 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 26 | SW 24 | WSW 24 | — | — | WSW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 22 | 54 | — | — | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | S 4 | SE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
56 | 50 | 75 | 78 | 69 | 44 | 26 | 7 | 46 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 182 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 205 | 182 | 99 | 99 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 36 | 0 |
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