Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
20.2°C
0.8° 

Elim surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Elim today (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 8AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
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)
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
2.2
NE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
328
614
549
230
236
242
280
334
564
339
311
286
325
383
325
264
258
193
188
154
154
154
127
124
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
5
ENE
15
E
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
NW
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
W
10
WNW
0
WNW
10
E
15
E
15
NE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
3:13AM0.94m
3:21PM1.47m
4:38AM0.99m
4:36PM1.48m
5:45AM1.09m
5:41PM1.51m
Low Tide
8:32AM0.50m
10:34PM0.26m
10:00AM0.50m
11:38PM0.20m
11:17AM0.44m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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cloud
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light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
16
19
19
20
20
19
18
17
17
18
20
21
21
21
21
19
18
22
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
14
14
15
19
17
19
18
19
19
16
15
17
19
18
19
20
19
18
17
22
20
19
20
22
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