Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alkimos today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 6PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Alkimos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1351 | 1332 | 1176 | 1033 | 1002 | 987 | 987 | 627 | 1766 | 1811 | 1847 | 1956 | 1822 | 2208 | 2414 | 2445 | 2303 | 3998 | 6760 | 7864 | 7262 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:41AM0.49m | 00:06AM0.40m | 10:38AM0.40m | 00:18AM0.46m | 9:19AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.22m | 5:00AM0.30m | 4:55PM0.23m | 6:12AM0.31m | 4:39PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
1351 | 1332 | 1176 | 1033 | 1002 | 987 | 987 | 596 | 1766 | 1811 | 1847 | 1956 | 1822 | 2208 | 2414 | 2445 | 2303 | — | — | 7864 | 7262 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | WSW 20 | W 20 | — | WSW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 627 | — | 131 | 202 | — | 578 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | W 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 27 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 3998 | 6760 | 3787 | 1115 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 362 | 314 | 87 | 14 | 0 | 266 | 1632 | 1632 | 1109 | 653 | 627 | 623 | 879 |
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