Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 9AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.8
SSE
17
1
S
16
1
S
16
1
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.1
S
15
1
S
14
0.9
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
481
364
313
313
235
205
161
205
289
282
273
279
284
279
230
225
372
535
516
490
640
510
411
324
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:48AM1.60m
9:03PM1.40m
9:27AM1.64m
9:48PM1.30m
10:10AM1.64m
Low Tide
2:30AM0.08m
3:04PM0.13m
3:04AM0.11m
3:51PM0.14m
3:41AM0.18m
4:43PM0.18m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
14
13
16
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
12
13
12
13
12
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