Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
20.4°C
1.0° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 9PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)--
Afternoon (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (30 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
15
1.1
S
15
1
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
1.5
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
640
517
411
324
239
173
125
105
80
156
195
200
164
121
261
244
125
178
247
234
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
10
N
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:37PM1.19m
10:59AM1.61m
11:34PM1.07m
11:56AM1.55m
Low Tide
4:22AM0.26m
5:44PM0.23m
5:10AM0.35m
6:55PM0.28m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
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Temp °C
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
19
20
19
20
19
Feels °C
12
11
12
11
12
11
12
16
14
14
15
14
14
15
14
16
15
14
16
18
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