Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elim today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elim at 3AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Elim. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 24 | 481 | 1330 | 1887 | 2091 | 2702 | 3534 | 3353 | 3525 | 3351 | 2912 | 2752 | 2180 | 1924 | 1584 | 985 | 775 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:47PM1.14m | 11:10AM1.43m | 11:30PM1.02m | 11:54AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55PM0.30m | 4:36AM0.33m | 5:45PM0.39m | 5:10AM0.43m | 6:44PM0.46m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 14 | NE 12 | — | — | — | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 25 | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1555 | 1290 | 985 | 775 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 12 | ENE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 | S 19 | E 13 | S 19 |
| kJ | 15 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 9 | — | S 17 | E 15 | ENE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | NE 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 38 | 481 | 1330 | 1887 | 2091 | 2702 | 3534 | 3353 | 3525 | 3351 | 2912 | 2752 | 2180 | 1924 | 1584 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 304 | 304 | 34 | 662 | 926 | 926 | 577 | 406 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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