Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
20.2°C
0.8° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 8AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (05 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (05 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
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2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
2.3
S
7
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
294
311
292
312
325
264
264
258
221
197
188
154
154
154
127
116
116
90
562
1150
1561
1820
1403
942
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
S
15
ESE
15
E
10
NE
5
N
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:38AM0.99m
4:36PM1.48m
5:45AM1.09m
5:41PM1.51m
6:37AM1.21m
6:35PM1.52m
Low Tide
10:00AM0.50m
11:38PM0.20m
11:17AM0.44m
00:28AM0.14m
12:21PM0.36m
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6:20
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1
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Temp °C
19
17
17
18
20
20
19
20
20
19
19
23
22
22
21
21
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
21
17
14
16
20
18
18
19
20
19
19
22
19
20
20
22
13
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
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