Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.68° S 115.68° E

Alkimos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Alkimos sea temperature is
19.0°C
0.3° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 4PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (16 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
3
3
1
0
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
9
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
617
606
599
611
749
1955
2053
1997
2136
2344
3022
3371
3469
3378
3114
3073
3114
2825
2480
2234
2035
1822
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
10
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
N
5
NNE
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:02PM0.60m
11:31PM0.56m
Low Tide
12:33PM0.14m
1:04PM0.13m
1:26PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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5:37
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5:35
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6:28
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6:29
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1
2
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Temp °C
14
14
17
18
17
16
16
16
15
15
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
13
13
15
15
14
14
15
16
15
14
16
15
15
16
16
16
14
13
13
12
13
12
12
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