Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elim today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elim at 5AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elim. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 450 | 399 | 359 | 298 | 925 | 879 | 694 | 595 | 487 | 402 | 348 | 283 | 283 | 334 | 529 | 428 | 612 | 256 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:39PM1.61m | 8:10AM1.25m | 8:13PM1.61m | 8:44AM1.32m | 8:48PM1.58m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM0.12m | 1:55PM0.24m | 2:42AM0.09m | 2:35PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 450 | 399 | 359 | 258 | 925 | 879 | 694 | 595 | 487 | 402 | 348 | 283 | 283 | 28 | 25 | 85 | 612 | 251 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 14 | SSE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | SSW 10 | ENE 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 42 | 40 | 94 | 298 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 26 | 103 | 256 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | — | N 11 | S 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 66 | 61 | 39 | 26 | 66 | 89 | 43 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 19 | — | 2 | 6 | 26 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 334 | 529 | 428 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 312 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 |
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