Elim Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
18.3° C
0.6° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 11AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (12 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
1.4
SW
9
1.4
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
7
1.4
S
7
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
694
617
505
408
332
267
164
127
268
254
245
250
181
212
567
449
389
319
258
202
414
367
258
286
Wind (km/h)
20
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:43AM1.20m
7:49PM1.84m
8:28AM1.27m
8:35PM1.82m
9:12AM1.33m
9:17PM1.73m
Low Tide
1:49AM0.00m
1:19PM0.18m
2:32AM-0.03m
2:08PM0.15m
3:12AM-0.03m
2:57PM0.16m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
16
18
19
17
15
14
13
12
13
15
16
16
15
14
13
12
14
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
9
10
10
12
13
14
12
9
8
6
5
7
9
11
12
12
11
10
9
11
11
11
13
13
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