Elim Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
19.9°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 (20 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 11PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)--
Afternoon (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.7
S
18
0.8
S
18
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
11
1.2
S
12
0.7
S
12
1.8
SSE
7
2.1
S
8
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
171
311
390
293
287
140
108
152
396
141
308
603
1509
1098
767
508
544
440
294
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
E
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:13PM1.26m
4:23AM0.89m
4:17PM1.31m
5:15AM0.97m
5:07PM1.38m
Low Tide
10:27PM0.45m
9:33AM0.58m
11:16PM0.38m
10:37AM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
22
25
24
23
22
28
30
19
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
17
18
20
21
19
18
17
24
27
15
13
13
12
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
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