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 1AM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7956 | 7382 | 7161 | 5638 | 4382 | 4065 | 4084 | 3818 | 2957 | 2553 | 2346 | 1969 | 1567 | 1288 | 1094 | 816 | 582 | 451 | 436 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:43AM0.61m | 11:05PM0.32m | 9:15AM0.58m | 10:59PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33PM0.09m | 4:37PM0.11m | 2:07AM0.29m | 4:40PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
7956 | 7382 | 7161 | 5638 | 4382 | 4065 | 4084 | 3818 | 2957 | 2553 | 2346 | 1969 | 1567 | 1288 | 1094 | 816 | 582 | 451 | 436 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 25 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 25 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 15 | 37 | 119 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
— | — | — | 340 | 431 | 494 | 229 | 129 | 114 | 109 | 113 | 78 | 69 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 18 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 14 | 0 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 1109 | 1632 | 1632 | 1632 | 252 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 252 | 182 | 182 | 36 | 36 |
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