Elim Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
18.3° C
0.6° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 2PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
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)
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.6
S
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.4
ENE
8
1.9
NE
7
2.3
NE
8
2.3
NE
9
2
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
49
48
64
63
80
80
135
138
135
135
113
334
273
344
706
796
649
481
338
237
182
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
30
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
20
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:04PM1.54m
4:46AM0.99m
5:10PM1.64m
5:55AM1.05m
6:08PM1.74m
Low Tide
9:08AM0.36m
11:03PM0.30m
10:20AM0.34m
00:08AM0.19m
11:26AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
11
13
14
15
16
15
13
12
11
13
17
19
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
18
16
15
Feels °C
8
11
13
13
14
13
11
9
8
10
13
15
16
13
11
10
10
11
8
10
9
10
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