Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elim sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.9° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 6PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (08 Oct)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
11
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
1
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1075
761
646
533
473
280
312
466
837
972
954
776
586
491
428
299
232
190
137
129
196
139
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
15
S
25
S
15
S
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
NW
10
E
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
15
NE
35
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
7:21AM1.33m
7:23PM1.51m
8:00AM1.45m
8:07PM1.47m
8:36AM1.53m
8:47PM1.41m
Low Tide
1:15PM0.28m
1:46AM0.08m
2:02PM0.21m
2:19AM0.09m
2:46PM0.17m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
17
17
17
15
14
14
13
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
18
19
24
22
23
23
Feels °C
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
13
12
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
16
19
23
18
21
24
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