Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alkimos today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 12PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Alkimos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1172 | 1430 | 1011 | 838 | 800 | 688 | 663 | 917 | 3155 | 4595 | 4793 | 4261 | 6929 | 6762 | 5627 | 4774 | 3746 | 3199 | 2598 | 2171 | 1744 | 1533 | 1188 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | glassy | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 10:53AM0.60m | 11:01AM0.50m | 2:35AM0.36m | 10:02AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.15m | 6:45PM0.21m | 5:05AM0.35m | 6:12PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 21 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1172 | 1430 | 1011 | 838 | 800 | 688 | 663 | 917 | 45 | — | — | 4261 | 6929 | 6762 | 5627 | 4774 | 3746 | 3199 | 2598 | 2171 | 1744 | 1533 | 1188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | WSW 22 | — | — | — | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 114 | — | 45 | 29 | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | 1514 | — | — | — | — | 1258 | — | 55 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 28 | 80 | 261 | 339 | 349 | 3155 | 4595 | 4793 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 181 | 299 | 391 | 391 | 403 | 1104 | 1632 | 659 | 344 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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