Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elim sea temperature is
20.9°C
1.4° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 3AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (10 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1.2
NE
7
1.3
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
650
491
428
280
232
180
141
124
191
153
84
55
33
17
14
15
18
16
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
25
NE
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
15
SE
15
ENE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:07PM1.47m
8:36AM1.53m
8:47PM1.41m
9:10AM1.59m
9:26PM1.33m
Low Tide
2:19AM0.09m
2:46PM0.17m
2:50AM0.12m
3:28PM0.15m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
18
16
18
20
22
24
29
28
26
23
21
19
22
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
14
14
13
16
17
21
21
26
25
24
22
18
17
22
20
20
19
19
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