Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elim today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elim at 4AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elim. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1265 | 845 | 675 | 357 | 304 | 251 | 225 | 235 | 244 | 262 | 270 | 330 | 330 | 257 | 209 | 154 | 115 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 00:22AM0.92m | 12:49PM1.30m | 1:35AM0.85m | 1:58PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM0.46m | 5:52AM0.51m | 7:57PM0.51m | 6:51AM0.58m | 9:20PM0.50m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1048 | 845 | 675 | 357 | 304 | 251 | 225 | 235 | 244 | 262 | 257 | 175 | 139 | 184 | 177 | 154 | 115 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 3 | 3 | 163 | 145 | 125 | 129 | 143 | 91 | 93 | 65 | 330 | 330 | 257 | 29 | 113 | 106 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NE 13 | S 20 | E 12 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 62 | 64 | 103 | 154 | 215 | 270 | 67 | 51 | 31 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | WNW 2 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1265 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 209 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 58 | 176 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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