Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elim today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elim at 8AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Elim. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 64 | 68 | 119 | 144 | 171 | 311 | 390 | 293 | 287 | 140 | 108 | 152 | 175 | 141 | 245 | 471 | 1423 | 1119 | 770 | 446 | 465 | 448 | 300 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:07AM0.84m | 3:13PM1.26m | 4:23AM0.89m | 4:17PM1.31m | 5:15AM0.97m | 5:07PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM0.60m | 10:27PM0.45m | 9:33AM0.58m | 11:16PM0.38m | 10:37AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 64 | 64 | 68 | 119 | 144 | 164 | 115 | 390 | 293 | 287 | 78 | 108 | 152 | 175 | 141 | 102 | 221 | 1423 | 1119 | 770 | 446 | 465 | 448 | 300 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 17 | SSE 16 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | S 17 | S 20 | S 11 | S 19 | — | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 52 | 52 | 23 | 59 | 99 | 171 | 311 | 52 | 33 | 56 | 140 | 84 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 30 | 157 | 30 | — | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 5 | — | WSW 4 | E 11 | E 11 | S 22 | S 21 | — | S 20 | S 20 | E 11 | N 6 | S 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 59 | 17 | 17 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | — | 31 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | N 4 | W 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 8 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 102 | 245 | 471 | — | — | — | 77 | 95 | 114 | 135 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 95 | 67 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 422 | 150 | 331 | 384 | 150 | 139 | 186 | 58 | 23 | 23 | 95 |
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