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Elim surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elim today?

The current surf forecast for Elim at 4PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
4
3
4
2
1
2
3
2
3
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0
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.6
ESE
1.7
E
2.1
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3.5
ESE
3
E
2.4
E
2.2
E
2.3
E
Period(s) (?)777777711111099889999999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)317120124111919118610721732135968043929135443272612241250122417421232798654699
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
10
S
35
SSW
20
S
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:29AM
1.51
8:01PM
0.97
8:09AM
1.58
8:41PM
1.02
8:47AM
1.64
9:18PM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
0.31
1:26AM
0.37
2:59PM
0.25
2:07AM
0.33
3:34PM
0.19
2:47AM
0.29
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise5:58-------5:58-------6:00-------
Sunset---7:59-------7:59-------7:59----
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
-1211-------------224476
Temp. °C212323232120202021242424222121202022232221222222
Feels °C (?)222420212117181819242222202021191922231918212019
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