Elim Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
18.2° C
0.7° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 3AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.6
S
7
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
22
23
23
20
35
30
46
132
123
119
40
57
55
54
75
108
108
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
on
cross
High Tide
00:47AM1.15m
1:45PM1.40m
1:59AM1.04m
2:54PM1.46m
Low Tide
7:01PM0.45m
6:59AM0.28m
8:20PM0.45m
7:59AM0.34m
9:46PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
11
12
14
13
14
13
12
11
10
12
14
14
15
14
Feels °C
9
8
6
6
7
8
11
10
12
10
9
8
7
10
11
11
13
13
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