Elim Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
18.7° C
0.2° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 12AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
9
1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.4
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.4
S
8
2.2
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
162
181
181
232
237
147
235
845
549
480
342
367
217
305
251
196
187
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:49PM1.84m
8:28AM1.27m
8:35PM1.82m
9:12AM1.33m
9:17PM1.73m
Low Tide
2:32AM-0.03m
2:08PM0.15m
3:12AM-0.03m
2:57PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
15
14
12
13
16
16
16
16
14
14
12
14
15
15
16
15
Feels °C
11
9
8
7
5
7
10
11
11
13
11
11
9
11
12
11
13
13
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