Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
20.2°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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 1PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.8
SSE
17
1
S
16
1.4
S
16
1
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.1
S
15
1
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
279
284
234
234
230
372
542
991
496
640
517
411
324
236
175
166
109
98
119
178
169
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
15
N
15
N
15
NE
25
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:27AM1.64m
9:48PM1.30m
10:10AM1.64m
10:37PM1.19m
10:59AM1.61m
Low Tide
3:51PM0.14m
3:41AM0.18m
4:43PM0.18m
4:22AM0.26m
5:44PM0.23m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
14
13
16
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
20
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
15
15
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
17
15
14
15
14
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