Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.68° S 115.68° E

Alkimos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Alkimos sea temperature is
19.2°C
0.4° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 6PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (17 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (17 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2344
3022
3371
3469
3378
3251
3609
3333
3243
2870
2598
2378
2140
1893
1778
1585
1430
1286
1152
880
880
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:31PM0.56m
00:05AM0.52m
Low Tide
1:04PM0.13m
1:26PM0.13m
1:38PM0.14m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:35
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5:33
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6:29
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2
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Temp °C
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
17
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
17
16
16
16
17
15
14
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
14
14
12
11
12
13
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