Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
20.8°C
1.0° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 9AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (22 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (22 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
2.1
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
296
379
417
522
487
447
294
242
197
186
170
175
216
290
258
294
469
525
291
291
300
347
403
388
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:14AM1.17m
6:02PM1.34m
6:51AM1.31m
6:47PM1.37m
7:27AM1.45m
7:32PM1.38m
Low Tide
11:57PM0.27m
11:58AM0.47m
00:32AM0.20m
12:48PM0.36m
1:06AM0.14m
1:34PM0.26m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
19
18
17
18
20
20
21
22
20
Feels °C
14
11
12
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
17
17
17
18
19
18
18
19
18
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