Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alkimos today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 9AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Alkimos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5326 | 4784 | 4451 | 4214 | 3692 | 3326 | 2460 | 2089 | 1969 | 1648 | 1288 | 1094 | 711 | 582 | 517 | 436 | 393 | 288 | 500 | 590 | 983 | 1940 | 2113 | 2309 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:43AM0.61m | 11:05PM0.32m | 9:15AM0.58m | 10:59PM0.35m | 9:45AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37PM0.11m | 2:07AM0.29m | 4:40PM0.14m | 3:12AM0.27m | 4:42PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
5326 | 4784 | 4451 | 4214 | 3692 | 3326 | 2460 | 2089 | 1969 | 1648 | 1288 | 1094 | 711 | 582 | 517 | 436 | 393 | 288 | 288 | 223 | 983 | 1940 | 2113 | 2309 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | WSW 21 | WSW 18 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 11 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 180 | 130 | 500 | 590 | 255 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 26 | SW 24 | WSW 20 | SW 22 | — | WSW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 22 | 37 | 119 | — | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 |
173 | 133 | 129 | 104 | 86 | — | 56 | 72 | 59 | 34 | 35 | 16 | 46 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 182 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 99 | 205 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 18 |
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