Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elim today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elim at 8AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Elim. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 16 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
235 | 196 | 192 | 145 | 168 | 164 | 189 | 229 | 210 | 234 | 267 | 251 | 229 | 157 | 286 | 233 | 174 | 150 | 150 | 298 | 237 | 233 | 189 | 185 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:19AM1.39m | 9:24PM1.52m | 9:56AM1.45m | 10:03PM1.42m | 10:36AM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM0.08m | 3:16PM0.22m | 3:43AM0.10m | 4:00PM0.24m | 4:16AM0.14m | 4:49PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
235 | 196 | 192 | 145 | 168 | 164 | 189 | 229 | 210 | 234 | 249 | 229 | 175 | 135 | 80 | 233 | 162 | 146 | 137 | 298 | 237 | 233 | 189 | 185 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 5 |
136 | 86 | 103 | 136 | 94 | 86 | 106 | 99 | 156 | 217 | 267 | 251 | 229 | 157 | 286 | 127 | 174 | 150 | 150 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | ENE 10 |
26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
— | 147 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 47 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 58 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 67 | 23 | 3 |
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