Alkimos surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 AWST
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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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Alkimos today?

The current surf forecast for Alkimos at 12AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (13 May)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (13 May)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
5
5
3
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
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
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1842
1797
2197
2951
3848
4096
4207
4005
3560
3164
2989
2673
2603
2357
2162
2098
1920
1708
1551
1427
1697
2064
2212
2310
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:23PM0.37m
7:36AM0.51m
8:02PM0.34m
7:46AM0.57m
10:03PM0.30m
8:04AM0.65m
Low Tide
2:18PM0.33m
00:23AM0.23m
2:56PM0.23m
00:23AM0.27m
3:41PM0.14m
11:54PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
5:29
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
19
19
18
21
21
21
20
19
19
18
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
20
19
18
15
15
14
17
18
20
19
19
19
17
16
16
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
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
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
1842
1797
2197
2951
3848
4096
4207
4005
3560
3164
2989
2673
2603
2357
2162
2098
1920
1708
1551
1427
1697
2064
2212
2310
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
721
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
6
8
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
299
0
0
0
0
0
314
403
429
219
181
181
181
36
429
1632
429
403
403
429
205
181
99
216
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
4
4
5
5
7
4
4
3
4
4
6
8
4
5
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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