Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
21.5°C
1.9° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 1AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (16 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (16 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
573
512
445
435
383
385
354
541
600
600
490
441
387
378
365
321
294
321
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:07AM0.97m
12:14PM1.41m
00:59AM0.90m
1:05PM1.33m
Low Tide
6:20PM0.33m
5:29AM0.46m
7:14PM0.40m
6:13AM0.54m
8:18PM0.44m
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part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
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15
16
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