Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alkimos today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 10PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Alkimos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
752 | 907 | 888 | 796 | 1253 | 2663 | 2479 | 2148 | 1933 | 1606 | 1303 | 1151 | 958 | 848 | 763 | 657 | 585 | 987 | 1057 | 1487 | 1752 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:49AM0.60m | 7:32AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58PM0.07m | 4:13PM0.07m | 4:26PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
752 | 907 | 888 | 796 | 1253 | 2663 | 2479 | 2148 | 1933 | 1606 | 1303 | 1151 | 958 | 848 | 763 | 657 | 585 | 987 | 1057 | 1487 | 1752 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | W 24 | WSW 24 |
46 | 249 | 438 | 722 | 751 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | 255 | — | — | 11 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
182 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 17 | 31 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 44 | 216 | 181 | 40 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 314 | 403 | 403 | 386 | 0 |
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