Elim Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elim sea temperature is
19.5°C
0.6° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 3AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (09 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
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2
3
3
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
9
2
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
8
1.7
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
616
547
493
463
427
214
169
392
988
1367
1775
2100
1940
1524
1319
912
1379
1520
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
S
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
SSE
35
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:55PM1.66m
6:40AM1.21m
6:45PM1.70m
7:24AM1.32m
7:29PM1.69m
Low Tide
00:41AM0.08m
12:20PM0.25m
1:22AM0.03m
1:11PM0.18m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
17
15
13
13
16
17
17
16
16
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
14
15
13
10
11
14
13
10
8
8
7
7
10
10
10
11
11
12
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