Elim surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 AEST
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Elim surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elim sea temperature is
23.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elim today?

The current surf forecast for Elim at 1AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
9
0.9
E
9
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
461
331
306
315
143
240
229
206
196
163
100
75
58
59
47
59
56
44
70
43
43
30
48
47
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
E
15
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:39AM1.45m
4:01PM1.07m
3:47AM1.40m
4:57PM1.17m
4:46AM1.37m
Low Tide
8:05PM0.54m
9:45AM0.22m
9:28PM0.53m
10:39AM0.21m
10:39PM0.47m
11:22AM0.19m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
6:16
6:18
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5:17
5:16
5:15
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
18
18
17
19
20
20
20
19
17
17
17
19
20
20
20
19
20
19
20
19
18
19
18
18
17
17
16
19
19
17
17
17
16
17
16
18
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
0.5
SSE
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
Energy kJ
461
331
306
315
143
240
229
37
196
163
100
75
58
59
47
13
13
44
43
43
43
30
48
47
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.9
E
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.1
NE
10
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
94
71
90
68
125
61
38
4
26
24
51
37
41
23
20
10
5
12
5
5
7
26
7
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
64
2
4
4
23
23
14
14
14
5
5
5
5
4
5
2
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
8
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
206
66
84
59
56
70
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
23
23
23
16
0
34
67
422
23
23
3
3
3
0
23
207
40
3
3
0
0
0
150
150
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
6
4
4
5
9
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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