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/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Elim surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 21 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.5° 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 8AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Elim. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | |
1522 | 1559 | 1424 | 1334 | 1495 | 1372 | 1215 | 1058 | 979 | 1000 | 1283 | 1027 | 1517 | 2232 | 1724 | 1592 | 2026 | 1745 | 2080 | 1849 | 1923 | 1967 | 1957 | 1950 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:05PM1.75m | 12:07PM1.04m | 00:03AM1.64m | 1:15PM1.04m | 1:04AM1.52m | 2:24PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM0.08m | 5:24PM0.40m | 7:09AM0.13m | 6:33PM0.48m | 8:08AM0.17m | 7:49PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | ESE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
 kJ | 245 | 239 | 284 | 239 | 234 | 234 | 190 | 151 | 117 | 116 | 5 | 389 | 17 | 35 | 1724 | 1592 | 1839 | 41 | 1730 | 1849 | 1923 | 1967 | 1957 | 1950 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | E 10 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | SSW 9 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 7 | 50 | — | — | 55 | 51 | 25 | — | — | 17 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 11 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1522 | 1559 | 1424 | 1334 | 1495 | 1372 | 1215 | 1058 | 979 | 1000 | 1283 | 1027 | 1517 | 2232 | 273 | 219 | 2026 | 1745 | 2080 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 119 | 150 | 190 | 193 | 96 | 96 | 278 | 278 | 278 | 293 | 150 | 119 | 34 | 193 | 193 | 205 | 205 | 272 | 150 |
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