Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
20.2°C
0.9° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 1PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (25 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (25 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
2
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.9
S
6
1.9
S
7
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
99
137
209
203
162
140
135
263
240
173
244
222
407
133
282
358
421
364
558
713
702
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
15
N
15
WNW
40
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:03AM1.31m
7:05PM1.52m
7:37AM1.42m
7:43PM1.51m
8:12AM1.52m
8:22PM1.47m
Low Tide
12:55PM0.27m
1:27AM0.09m
1:37PM0.20m
1:58AM0.07m
2:19PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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5:35
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5:33
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5:46
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5:47
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1
1
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2
3
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Temp °C
16
19
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
19
22
21
22
20
18
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
12
15
14
12
13
13
12
13
13
16
16
16
20
19
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
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