Alkimos Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.68° S 115.68° E

Alkimos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Alkimos sea temperature is
18.8° C
0.2° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 8AM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 8.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)11ft (3.5m)17s
Afternoon (09 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (09 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
8
9
8
6
4
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
6
6
5
4
3
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
17
4
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
WSW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10670
9100
7665
6270
5352
4523
3779
3331
2756
2513
1714
2791
1024
2003
2548
2694
3010
5250
5534
5286
4905
4645
4229
3891
Wind (km/h)
15
S
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:14AM0.70m
7:14AM0.73m
8:08AM0.73m
Low Tide
4:06PM-0.05m
4:42PM-0.06m
5:16PM-0.03m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:46
 mm
1
1
2
3
4
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
13
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
16
15
12
12
10
9
9
9
11
12
13
14
13
Feels °C
7
9
9
10
10
12
12
11
12
11
10
9
7
3
3
4
4
4
5
8
9
10
13
11
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