Elim Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
19.1°C
0.2° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 7AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (05 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the S by Mon morning).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
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4
3
3
3
1
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
1.3
NNE
6
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
7
1.6
S
6
1.9
S
7
2.3
S
9
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.2
S
10
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
102
118
172
123
87
81
111
66
45
46
103
144
213
358
805
2126
1300
911
601
450
508
541
529
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
S
20
SE
15
ESE
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
2:01AM0.96m
2:36PM1.47m
3:33AM0.95m
3:52PM1.52m
4:51AM1.01m
4:59PM1.59m
Low Tide
7:38AM0.43m
9:45PM0.34m
9:00AM0.45m
10:57PM0.25m
10:19AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
18
16
16
20
23
27
27
24
21
21
17
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
16
17
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
17
14
13
16
18
24
23
20
18
15
10
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
14
15
16
14
15
15
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