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Alkimos surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Alkimos today?
The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 11AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Alkimos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 833 | 397 | 403 | 874 | 1315 | 476 | 1208 | 778 | 542 | 393 | 303 | 275 | 275 | 223 | 193 | 382 | 303 | 233 | 211 | 190 | 117 | 219 | 227 | 239 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:02PM 0.44 | 6:09PM 0.49 | 5:53AM 0.22 | 6:21PM 0.55 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:10AM 0.24 | 7:48AM 0.23 | 4:36AM 0.22 | 7:05AM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 33 | 37 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 29 | 34 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
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