Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.68° S 115.68° E

Alkimos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Alkimos sea temperature is
18.8°C
0.1° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 7AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (26 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (26 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
0
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4108
3296
2869
2262
1904
1699
1423
1255
1014
857
890
711
556
540
525
444
394
534
510
940
1031
906
801
750
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
E
0
N
5
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:15AM0.47m
9:37PM0.48m
10:00AM0.41m
9:48PM0.54m
10:52AM0.34m
10:05PM0.60m
Low Tide
3:04AM0.24m
3:20PM0.22m
3:57AM0.20m
3:18PM0.25m
4:52AM0.17m
3:07PM0.27m
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Temp °C
13
12
12
14
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13
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12
12
12
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15
16
17
16
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Feels °C
7
6
6
8
6
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9
11
11
13
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13
14
13
11
12
13
12
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