Elim surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 AEST
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Elim surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elim sea temperature is
23.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elim today?

The current surf forecast for Elim at 7PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (24 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
9
0.9
E
9
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
E
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
473
491
516
353
293
315
143
240
197
177
168
191
100
106
58
56
44
57
41
30
40
40
23
23
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
0
NNW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
2:49PM0.99m
2:39AM1.45m
4:01PM1.07m
3:47AM1.40m
4:57PM1.17m
4:46AM1.37m
Low Tide
8:05PM0.54m
9:45AM0.22m
9:28PM0.53m
10:39AM0.21m
10:39PM0.47m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:16
6:16
6:18
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5:19
5:17
5:16
5:15
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
19
17
18
19
19
20
20
19
18
17
17
19
17
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
18
18
19
18
17
16
17
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
E
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
E
7
0.4
SE
7
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
214
491
516
353
293
315
143
240
197
177
168
191
100
106
58
56
44
13
41
30
40
40
21
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
1
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.9
E
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
6
Energy kJ
4
168
94
71
90
68
125
61
59
37
37
24
59
23
41
37
21
10
13
12
12
5
23
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
10
0.7
SSE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
S
17
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
2
4
64
2
4
4
4
23
23
14
14
14
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
10
1
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
Energy kJ
473
91
57
2
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
96
139
23
23
23
23
0
16
58
422
23
23
22
3
0
0
23
23
23
3
3
4
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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