Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alkimos today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 4PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Alkimos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
725 | 699 | 582 | 987 | 1042 | 1581 | 1700 | 1929 | 3241 | 3754 | 3754 | 7992 | 7716 | 7541 | 7528 | 7072 | 4784 | 5220 | 4214 | 3464 | 3195 | 2765 | 2089 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:32AM0.62m | 8:09AM0.62m | 8:43AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.07m | 4:33PM0.09m | 4:37PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
725 | 699 | 582 | 987 | 1042 | 1581 | 1700 | 1929 | 3241 | 3754 | 3754 | 7992 | 7716 | 7541 | 7528 | 7072 | 4784 | 5220 | 4214 | 3464 | 3195 | 2765 | 2089 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | W 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 112 | 255 | — | — | 11 | 55 | 95 | 263 | 892 | 2443 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | SSE 4 |
2 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 51 | 26 | 232 | 231 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 190 | 152 | 7 | 64 | 61 | — | — | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 266 | 337 | 403 | 403 | 386 | 266 | 266 | 252 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1632 | 181 | 1104 | 181 | 182 | 181 | 181 |
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