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) - 8ft (2.5m), 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 6PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). 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) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Alkimos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 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 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 17 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
4833 | 3818 | 2957 | 2553 | 2089 | 1879 | 1444 | 1288 | 1094 | 946 | 657 | 517 | 436 | 393 | 288 | 500 | 590 | 983 | 1821 | 1929 | 2283 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:43AM0.61m | 11:05PM0.32m | 9:15AM0.58m | 10:59PM0.35m | 9:45AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37PM0.11m | 2:07AM0.29m | 4:40PM0.14m | 3:12AM0.27m | 4:42PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 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 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 17 | WSW 17 |
4833 | 3818 | 2957 | 2553 | 2089 | 1879 | 1444 | 1288 | 1094 | 946 | 657 | 517 | 436 | 393 | 288 | 261 | 250 | 983 | 1821 | 1929 | 2283 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SSW 5 | S 5 | WSW 21 | WSW 18 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 11 | — | — | S 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 180 | 130 | 500 | 590 | 288 | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 26 | SW 24 | WSW 20 | SW 22 | — | WSW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 22 | 37 | 119 | — | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | S 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 3 |
57 | 45 | 49 | 39 | 75 | 75 | 64 | 35 | 16 | — | 38 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1109 | 181 | 1632 | 182 | 181 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 205 | 36 | 99 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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