Elim Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (32.31° S 152.53° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Elim surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 AEST

Forecast 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 22.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elim today?

The current surf forecast for Elim at 2PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 May)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s
Afternoon (26 May)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Evening (26 May)	8ft (2.5m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 26						Wednesday 27								Thursday 28								Fri 29
	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	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ENE 11	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1480	1480	1738	1912	1952	1985	1866	1740	1569	1436	1436	1266	1129	1092	969	855	799	757	813	1185	1221	1081	722	623
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross	off
High Tide	4:09AM1.21m				5:07PM1.35m				5:03AM1.15m				5:47PM1.43m				5:53AM1.10m				6:23PM1.50m
Low Tide			10:32AM0.25m				11:20PM0.45m				11:09AM0.27m				00:12AM0.39m				11:44AM0.29m				00:57AM0.33m


	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39
	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	4:52
mm	1	1	3	3	3	3	4	2	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	4	1	2	—
Temp °C	19	19	20	20	19	20	19	18	19	19	20	21	21	20	20	19	18	19	20	21	20	20	18	18
Feels °C	18	18	19	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	18	19	18	19	17	18	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	S 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	1480	1480	1738	45	1952	1985	1866	1740	1569	1436	1436	1266	1129	1092	969	855	799	757	813	881	974	766	722	623
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 17	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	88	53	47	6	44	41	21	21	21	9	8	8	8	17	30	27	41	25	24	23	22	12	12	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 20	S 19	S 19	—	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16
kJ	8	7	7	—	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	19	17	17	23	21	21	21	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 5	E 12	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 5	NNE 5	—	NNE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 11	ENE 11	E 10	WSW 2	W 3
kJ	—	—	79	1912	137	142	119	58	61	—	50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1185	1221	1081	2	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Little Gibber - Dark Point NSW - Newcastle	Little Gibber - Dark Point NSW - Newcastle	Fly Roads NSW - Newcastle	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Fingal Bay NSW - Newcastle	Little Gibber - Dark Point NSW - Newcastle	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Booti Booti National Park NSW - Port Macquarie	Suck Rock 2 NSW - Port Macquarie	Suck Rock 2 NSW - Port Macquarie	Little Gibber - Dark Point NSW - Newcastle	Shallows NSW - Newcastle	Lady Jane Bay NSW - Sydney North Coast	Bonny Hills NSW - Port Macquarie	Booti Booti National Park NSW - Port Macquarie	Booti Booti National Park NSW - Port Macquarie	Booti Booti National Park NSW - Port Macquarie	Booti Booti National Park NSW - Port Macquarie	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Little Gibber - Dark Point NSW - Newcastle	Booti Booti National Park NSW - Port Macquarie	Elim NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	40	40	58	67	58	40	23	3	22	22	40	106	205	86	3	3	3	3	190	207	207	40	3	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Trapdoors	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie	Trapdoors	Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Forster Beach (Nambucca)	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Trapdoors	Nambucca Heads	Trapdoors	Sawtell-The Island	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Trapdoors	Nambucca Heads	Shelly Beach	Forster Beach (Nambucca)	Back Bommie	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie NSW - Port Macquarie	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Copacobana Point NSW - Newcastle	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Bilgola Beach NSW - Sydney North Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Dirk Hartog Island WA - North West	Dirk Hartog Island WA - North West	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Winkipop NSW - Sydney North Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Dirk Hartog Island WA - North West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	5	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	6	9	9	9	9	6	7	6	6	8	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	7

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