Alkimos Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.68° S 115.68° E

Alkimos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Alkimos sea temperature is
18.3° C
0.6° 

Alkimos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Alkimos today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 6AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)8ft (2.4m)15s
Afternoon (21 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (21 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
3
4
5
4
2
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
17
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2958
2883
2581
2513
2178
2243
2243
2082
2111
1860
2964
2731
1982
1699
1460
1083
846
752
663
663
700
796
796
2731
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
5
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
NE
15
ENE
10
NNW
15
SW
25
S
25
S
30
S
20
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:21AM0.55m
4:48AM0.56m
5:56AM0.58m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.09m
3:41PM0.08m
3:58PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
17
20
20
19
18
16
16
15
17
18
17
17
16
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
12
11
10
14
18
17
16
15
13
15
12
16
17
13
13
11
11
9
11
11
11
13
13
12
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