Alkimos surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 23 Jan 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
23.2° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Alkimos today?

The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 2PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (23 Jan)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (23 Jan)4ft (1.2m)17s

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

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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
SW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)777101018161616161615151514141414131313131318
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2191691444325538179072948254524102379198920101860158213511127107996510421286163120677774
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:08PM
0.37
10:54PM
0.46
2:27PM
0.43
10:19PM
0.37
3:00PM
0.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:35AM
0.16
5:36PM
0.34
6:35AM
0.19
7:25PM
0.35
6:22AM
0.21
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
Sunrise-5:33-------5:33-------5:35------
Sunset----7:22-------7:22-------7:22---
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191920212019191716182121201918181920222223202020
Feels °C (?)161717171515151213161817161616161819201920191916
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