Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Issued: 10 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Elim sea temperature is

20.8°C

Elim surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Elim today (13 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 7PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Evening (13 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSE by Tue night).
	Tuesday 13						Wednesday 14								Thursday 15
	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	!	!	!	2	1	1	2	3	4	3	2	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 9	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	69	55	34	33	23	226	407	1089	1108	1271	1346	929	487	382	423	1022	1024	835	696	563	480	414
Wind (km/h)	WSW	ESE	S	SSW	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		10:18AM1.60m				10:43PM1.14m				10:53AM1.55m					11:23PM1.05m				11:31AM1.49m
Low Tide				4:50PM0.20m				4:21AM0.31m					5:33PM0.26m			4:53AM0.39m					6:20PM0.33m


	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—
mm	—	—	2	22	2	11	6	7	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	21	20	19	19	17	17	15	16	16	16	17	16	16	17	16	16	17	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	22	23	20	18	16	14	11	8	10	10	10	11	10	11	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 9	ENE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 17	ESE 6	S 8	S 8	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	69	55	34	33	23	17	25	20	12	11	2	53	85	382	295	1022	1024	835	696	563	480	414
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	S 4	E 8	E 8	ENE 10	E 10	NE 7	NE 9	NE 11	S 18	E 15	NE 6	S 16	S 15	S 13	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	5	5	12	12	19	17	12	22	5	6	4	2	183	343	423	22	23	24	26	26	16	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	E 9	SE 7	SE 7	S 16	S 16	S 15	ENE 9	S 18	S 17	—	N 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 10	ENE 10	NNE 10	NE 10	NE 9	E 13	E 13
kJ	2	14	2	2	5	5	5	17	7	6	—	2	14	23	22	2	10	9	4	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	—	S 4	S 3	S 5	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 9	S 10	S 9	S 9	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3
kJ	8	—	3	8	54	226	407	1089	1108	1271	1346	929	487	60	65	65	—	—	—	—	—	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	16	81	150	259	415	384	150	150	150	150	34	0	0	34	150	150	150	361	176
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Diamond Head	Scotts Head	Trapdoors	Trapdoors				Hat Head	Hat Head	Hat Head	Scotts Head	Saltwater	Scotts Head	Elim	Hat Head	Scotts Head	Hat Head	Hat Head
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1				3	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	2	2	1	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	8	4	4	9	4	7	4	6	4	5	5

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