Elim Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
19.3°C
0.1° 

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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • 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 8AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
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 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
11
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
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
1.7
SSE
6
2
S
8
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
10
2
S
10
1.7
SSE
9
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
64
68
119
144
171
311
390
293
287
140
108
152
175
141
245
471
1423
1119
770
446
465
448
300
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
ENE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:07AM0.84m
3:13PM1.26m
4:23AM0.89m
4:17PM1.31m
5:15AM0.97m
5:07PM1.38m
Low Tide
8:12AM0.60m
10:27PM0.45m
9:33AM0.58m
11:16PM0.38m
10:37AM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
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
2
Temp °C
20
19
19
23
22
22
23
25
24
22
23
28
30
19
18
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
16
16
15
20
17
19
21
22
19
17
18
24
26
15
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
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