Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elim sea temperature is
20.9°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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 3PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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)
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
3
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
8
1.2
SSW
8
0.8
S
8
1
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.9
S
7
1
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.5
S
15
1.2
S
10
1.6
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.2
S
15
1.1
S
15
1
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
151
71
107
127
82
94
114
110
311
596
714
625
885
736
648
517
428
1179
877
680
595
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
NNE
0
W
5
NE
5
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:05AM1.79m
10:40PM1.20m
10:53AM1.77m
11:35PM1.11m
11:45AM1.72m
Low Tide
4:46PM0.05m
4:17AM0.21m
5:42PM0.08m
5:04AM0.29m
6:43PM0.13m
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:56
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7:12
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Temp °C
17
21
21
19
19
18
17
16
16
18
18
19
18
18
17
17
16
18
18
19
19
18
Feels °C
13
17
17
15
16
16
15
14
15
16
15
16
16
18
18
18
16
17
16
16
15
14
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