Elim Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
18.3° C
0.5° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 11PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)--
Afternoon (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
NE
6
0.5
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.4
S
9
0.9
S
14
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
25
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
24
22
13
74
305
535
334
320
301
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
15
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
0
N
5
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:50PM1.28m
3:31AM0.85m
3:59PM1.30m
4:48AM0.87m
4:58PM1.36m
Low Tide
10:00PM0.53m
8:51AM0.55m
11:08PM0.47m
10:03AM0.53m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
18
19
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
Feels °C
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
18
18
16
16
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
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