Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
20.8°C
0.5° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 8PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)--
Afternoon (31 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (31 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
11
1.3
NE
6
1
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.5
S
11
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
8
1
S
10
1
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
221
157
136
88
81
69
61
59
59
62
77
54
45
181
180
63
50
48
47
70
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
30
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SE
20
ESE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:50AM0.99m
1:49PM1.55m
3:10AM1.01m
3:00PM1.47m
Low Tide
7:51PM0.18m
7:06AM0.47m
9:01PM0.20m
8:27AM0.52m
10:07PM0.20m
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:52
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5:50
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7:13
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7:14
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7:15
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 mm
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1
1
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1
3
1
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Temp °C
20
21
22
20
18
16
18
23
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
15
17
21
18
17
15
18
24
18
19
19
19
21
21
20
20
19
18
18
16
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