Elim Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.3° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 1AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
14
1
S
12
1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
2
NE
7
1.8
NE
8
1.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
301
255
332
257
206
162
162
133
138
108
108
91
104
163
363
350
264
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NNE
25
N
10
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
off
High Tide
4:58PM1.36m
5:43AM0.93m
5:46PM1.44m
6:26AM1.00m
6:28PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:58PM0.40m
11:03AM0.48m
00:37AM0.32m
11:52AM0.41m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
18
16
15
15
18
21
20
20
18
Feels °C
14
14
13
14
14
15
14
14
15
15
13
12
12
14
16
14
17
18
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