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Alkimos surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alkimos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Alkimos sea temperature is
22.3° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Alkimos today?
The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 3PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Alkimos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 334 | 508 | 553 | 2021 | 1807 | 1654 | 1433 | 725 | 600 | 357 | 710 | 429 | 371 | 289 | 371 | 257 | 263 | 198 | 142 | 121 | 103 | 175 | 434 | 691 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:33PM 0.66 | 8:02PM 0.68 | 8:32PM 0.70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:47AM 0.09 | 5:10AM 0.06 | 5:36AM 0.05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
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