
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alkimos today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 12AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Alkimos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
561 | 472 | 273 | 616 | 522 | 508 | 474 | 453 | 447 | 368 | 427 | 421 | 297 | 283 | 313 | 589 | 887 | 992 | 1720 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:27PM0.59m | 11:54PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06PM0.17m | 1:57PM0.14m | 2:13PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
561 | 472 | 273 | 616 | 522 | 508 | 474 | 453 | 447 | 368 | 427 | 421 | 297 | 283 | 278 | 589 | 887 | 992 | 1180 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | W 15 | — | — |
— | 103 | 251 | 18 | 18 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 91 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 207 | 234 | 313 | 196 | 17 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 128 | 127 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | NNE 2 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 12 | W 7 | WNW 10 |
— | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | 12 | 35 | 819 | 542 | 1720 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 41 | 181 | 299 | 391 | 299 | 266 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 353 | 353 | 358 | 391 |
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