Elim surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Elim surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elim sea temperature is
23.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Elim today?

The current surf forecast for Elim at 9PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (28 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.7
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
39
52
83
112
127
134
134
131
120
95
120
127
130
197
229
182
153
157
153
149
149
201
157
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
E
15
E
15
NE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
0
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
6:21PM1.39m
6:22AM1.30m
6:55PM1.48m
7:04AM1.25m
7:28PM1.55m
7:43AM1.21m
Low Tide
00:28AM0.34m
12:30PM0.19m
1:12AM0.28m
1:01PM0.21m
1:52AM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:20
6:20
6:20
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5:15
5:14
5:13
5:12
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
21
21
19
19
18
20
21
21
21
21
21
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
19
19
20
19
20
19
19
19
22
21
20
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.9
E
7
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
Energy kJ
34
39
43
83
112
127
134
134
131
120
95
120
127
130
130
157
182
153
157
153
149
149
131
157
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
9
Energy kJ
26
8
8
30
7
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
23
45
67
57
53
25
19
17
29
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
E
8
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
8
7
4
7
6
6
6
6
6
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
1
1
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.3
E
3
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
27
52
1
197
229
201
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
139
119
23
23
3
0
0
0
96
139
266
23
16
0
0
23
23
23
23
15
3
3
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
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