Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
20.8°C
1.2° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 9PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)--
Afternoon (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Tue night).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
2 PM
5 PM
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
1.2
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
13
19
16
61
13
13
15
33
60
106
91
93
82
69
54
33
23
18
14
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
ESE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NW
20
WSW
10
SW
5
NW
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
S
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:26PM1.33m
9:44AM1.61m
10:04PM1.24m
10:18AM1.60m
10:43PM1.14m
Low Tide
3:20AM0.18m
4:09PM0.17m
3:50AM0.24m
4:50PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:58
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1
2
2
1
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1
4
Temp °C
20
21
21
21
20
21
22
28
26
23
22
24
26
20
19
19
21
19
19
18
Feels °C
19
21
21
20
20
21
21
26
22
21
21
24
23
20
21
20
23
19
18
16
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