Alkimos Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.68° S 115.68° E

Alkimos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 5PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (20 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (20 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
5
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
4
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.4
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
1.7
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4242
3764
3480
3211
2997
2958
2920
2581
2479
2274
2346
2243
1987
2015
1860
2964
2731
1982
1699
1460
1288
Wind (km/h)
0
ENE
10
SW
15
S
15
S
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
NE
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:21AM0.55m
4:48AM0.56m
Low Tide
3:16PM0.12m
3:25PM0.09m
3:41PM0.08m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
16
15
13
13
16
20
19
17
17
15
14
14
19
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
16
15
14
14
14
12
10
10
13
18
16
13
14
13
12
12
19
14
13
13
11
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