Alkimos surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 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
21.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Alkimos today?

The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 3AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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)
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
19
1
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
336
455
659
651
644
771
897
981
1170
1155
1031
1005
750
711
606
606
514
431
347
253
249
249
202
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:29AM0.64m
10:58AM0.62m
11:28AM0.58m
Low Tide
10:07PM0.13m
11:20PM0.13m
11:51PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
6:52
6:52
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5:36
5:36
5:35
5:34
Temp °C
20
19
19
17
15
14
19
22
22
20
18
15
14
14
19
22
22
21
20
18
16
15
20
23
16
15
16
13
11
9
15
18
18
16
13
9
9
9
14
17
17
16
15
13
10
10
15
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
1
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
Energy kJ
331
309
305
659
651
644
771
897
981
1170
1155
1031
1005
750
711
606
606
514
431
347
253
249
249
202
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.2
S
4
0.2
SSE
4
Energy kJ
336
336
455
366
289
294
277
137
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
20
0.5
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
9
Energy kJ
298
56
34
33
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
11
0.6
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.7
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
150
9
7
3
4
7
3
7
11
8
8
6
2
2
6
15
16
16
12
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
2
Distance (km)
181
99
0
18
0
0
0
0
18
18
18
18
0
0
0
0
18
18
18
0
0
181
247
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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