
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alkimos today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 7PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.4m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Alkimos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 9 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
313 | 589 | 3183 | 992 | 1183 | 1619 | 8203 | 8797 | 8678 | 7423 | 5985 | 4065 | 3251 | 1211 | 2071 | 1574 | 1376 | 1106 | 1064 | 1170 | 1834 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:33AM0.55m | 3:21AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13PM0.12m | 2:32PM0.10m | 2:49PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 |
283 | 589 | — | 992 | 1180 | 1271 | — | — | — | — | — | 4065 | 3251 | 817 | 2071 | 1574 | 1376 | 1106 | 1064 | 1170 | 1834 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 12 | W 8 |
313 | 242 | — | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1211 | — | 648 | 480 | 362 | 199 | 273 | 109 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 402 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 18 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | 40 | 3183 | 541 | 1183 | 1619 | 8203 | 8797 | 8678 | 7423 | 5985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 353 | 353 | 391 | 386 | 458 | 1632 | 905 | 1104 | 1890 | 1760 | 1632 | 340 | 266 | 181 | 0 | 18 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 0 |
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