Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
20.1°C
0.8° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 7PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)--
Afternoon (27 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (27 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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)
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
7
1.6
S
7
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
348
285
657
759
432
364
313
313
235
201
130
205
220
295
282
279
279
279
273
225
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:22PM1.47m
8:48AM1.60m
9:03PM1.40m
9:27AM1.64m
9:48PM1.30m
Low Tide
2:30AM0.08m
3:04PM0.13m
3:04AM0.11m
3:51PM0.14m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:47
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5:49
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1
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1
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Temp °C
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
13
14
11
10
11
11
11
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
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