Elim Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
18.7°C
0.2° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 6AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (04 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
1.4
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.2
S
10
1
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.8
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
7
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
33
129
68
547
507
268
157
91
102
118
138
123
88
83
68
68
47
45
56
121
168
198
215
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
15
NNE
20
N
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:39AM1.04m
1:20PM1.45m
2:01AM0.96m
2:36PM1.47m
3:33AM0.95m
3:52PM1.52m
Low Tide
6:28AM0.37m
8:18PM0.39m
7:38AM0.43m
9:45PM0.34m
9:00AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
18
16
15
17
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
19
23
27
27
23
22
19
18
19
21
19
18
17
Feels °C
13
12
12
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
13
15
17
23
24
19
19
13
12
12
15
13
14
14
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