Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
20.1°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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 1AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (26 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.7
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.2
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
2
S
6
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
157
136
233
255
109
168
237
234
327
164
98
254
246
276
345
711
782
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
15
N
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:05PM1.52m
7:37AM1.42m
7:43PM1.51m
8:12AM1.52m
8:22PM1.47m
Low Tide
1:27AM0.09m
1:37PM0.20m
1:58AM0.07m
2:19PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
18
17
16
16
16
19
22
22
22
20
19
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
13
13
12
13
13
15
16
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18
15
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10
10
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