
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elim today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elim at 12AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Elim. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
251 | 199 | 167 | 138 | 107 | 76 | 93 | 90 | 72 | 107 | 104 | 102 | 93 | 96 | 145 | 267 | 524 | 553 | 476 | 1571 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:49PM1.28m | 10:05AM1.79m | 10:40PM1.20m | 10:53AM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.15m | 4:46PM0.05m | 4:17AM0.21m | 5:42PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 |
251 | 199 | 167 | 138 | 64 | 76 | 93 | 90 | 18 | 19 | 104 | 102 | 93 | 96 | 145 | 267 | 524 | 553 | 416 | 1571 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 8 | S 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | E 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 8 |
9 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 107 | 46 | 30 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 32 | 110 | 155 | 132 | 186 | 476 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 8 | E 12 | ENE 8 | E 12 | E 11 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 6 |
4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 43 | 32 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | W 3 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
47 | 76 | 44 | 65 | — | 3 | 29 | 2 | 72 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 207 | 67 | 23 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 423 | 361 | 71 | 15 |
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