Alkimos Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.68° S 115.68° E

Alkimos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Alkimos sea temperature is
18.4°C
0.5° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 3PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (23 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
1
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
4
2
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
752
752
752
907
946
1011
1253
2550
2479
2148
1848
1606
1303
1093
958
943
809
657
608
1237
1126
1628
1725
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
10
SSE
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
0
E
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:56AM0.58m
6:49AM0.60m
7:32AM0.62m
Low Tide
3:58PM0.07m
4:13PM0.07m
4:26PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
16
16
16
16
15
15
13
12
14
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
16
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
9
10
13
13
14
13
13
13
11
9
13
12
13
14
12
11
9
9
12
12
13
13
13
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