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Alkimos surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 AWST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Alkimos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Alkimos sea temperature is
22.8° C
 (Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Alkimos today?

The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 6PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (21 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.7
SW
0.8
WSW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
0.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.1
SW
2
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)1313131313131212121212136677719101811161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)669581528451444376403359304260854202236220247205211290573703907269427262529
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNW
20
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		crosscrosscrossoffcross-
off		crossoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:26PM
0.61
2:08PM
0.32
10:46PM
0.54
2:08PM
0.37
10:54PM
0.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:30AM
0.12
4:05PM
0.32
6:35AM
0.16
5:36PM
0.34
6:35AM
0.19
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise-------5:31-------5:33-------5:33
Sunset--7:23-------7:23-------7:22-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C353836302927262927232220202019192121201918171618
Feels °C (?)303535292724222526201816161615171716151413131316
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