Alkimos surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 11 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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Alkimos today?

The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 1AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (12 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (12 May)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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)
0
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
298
433
210
534
468
576
666
816
1665
1637
2020
2951
3993
4504
4530
4319
3848
3243
2948
2635
2315
2118
1905
1949
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
W
10
SW
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
25
SSW
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:24PM0.42m
7:40AM0.45m
6:23PM0.37m
7:36AM0.51m
8:02PM0.34m
7:46AM0.57m
Low Tide
2:22PM0.41m
00:14AM0.19m
2:18PM0.33m
00:23AM0.23m
2:56PM0.23m
00:23AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:30
5:30
5:30
Temp °C
22
21
20
19
18
18
23
24
22
21
21
19
19
18
21
22
21
20
19
19
18
16
18
17
19
19
17
14
13
13
19
20
20
20
18
15
15
14
17
20
20
19
19
20
17
15
16
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
298
433
210
534
468
576
666
816
1665
1637
2020
2951
3993
4504
4530
4319
3848
3243
2948
2635
2315
2118
1905
1949
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
16
0.7
NW
6
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
WSW
17
0.6
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
144
32
167
19
14
9
101
206
721
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
6
0.2
WSW
18
Energy kJ
31
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
6
0.4
NE
2
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NW
4
Energy kJ
47
1
1
9
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
353
0
0
0
0
41
0
299
299
0
0
0
0
0
308
623
329
219
44
87
94
18
215
215
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
7
5
5
5
6
4
4
5
6
5
5
8
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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