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 Wednesday 13 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 22.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elim today?

The current surf forecast for Elim at 1PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 May)	5ft (1.5m)	7s
Afternoon (13 May)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Evening (13 May)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s

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 34mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 13						Thursday 14								Friday 15								Sat 16
	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)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	194	212	233	241	284	259	216	259	236	216	192	216	210	176	145	145	158	158	136	140	173	173	124	77
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	NNE	W	SW	SSE	ESE	E	ENE	W	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off
High Tide	4:36AM1.32m				5:30PM1.43m				5:31AM1.32m				6:14PM1.59m				6:26AM1.31m				6:57PM1.73m
Low Tide			11:01AM0.15m				11:40PM0.33m				11:43AM0.11m				00:35AM0.21m				12:26PM0.09m					1:28AM0.10m


	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31
	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	5:00
mm	—	—	2	1	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	2	1	2	1	—	1	—	—	1	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	19	19	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	19	18
Feels °C	17	17	17	16	16	17	16	15	16	16	16	15	17	17	19	18	19	19	18	19	19	20	20	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	SE 7	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	161	130	233	125	125	96	122	70	92	90	81	79	59	176	145	145	158	158	136	140	173	173	124	77
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	S 10	E 11	E 11	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	E 10	E 10	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	E 9	E 9	S 9	SSE 7
kJ	60	59	127	37	37	83	78	41	35	33	32	8	8	83	61	64	43	43	41	41	6	6	39	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 23	S 22	E 11	S 18	SSE 17	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 18	S 18	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	SE 15	S 15	E 9	E 9
kJ	42	38	38	57	100	21	21	20	19	19	19	6	6	8	17	16	17	15	15	6	8	4	26	38
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	—	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	194	212	—	241	284	259	216	259	236	216	192	216	210	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Newcastle -The Harbour NSW - Newcastle	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Elim NSW - Port Macquarie	Elim NSW - Port Macquarie	Elim NSW - Port Macquarie	Elim NSW - Port Macquarie	Newcastle -The Harbour NSW - Newcastle	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Elim NSW - Port Macquarie	Elim NSW - Port Macquarie	Elim NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	150	193	150	422	150	150	150	150	96	150	150	139	139	34	13	0	0	0	0	96	16	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Forster Beach (Nambucca)	Forster Beach (Nambucca)	Hat Head		Scotts Head	Scotts Head	Trapdoors	Forster Beach (Nambucca)	Trapdoors	Forster Beach (Nambucca)	Scotts Head	Trapdoors	Scotts Head	Trapdoors	Trapdoors	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Trapdoors	Trapdoors	Trapdoors	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	9	9	9	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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