Elim Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
19.9°C
0.9° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 1AM is: 0.6m 20s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (13 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (13 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.6
S
20
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
383
338
296
276
214
177
188
191
188
184
108
209
193
180
134
127
103
93
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
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-on
High Tide
8:51PM1.54m
9:18AM1.51m
9:30PM1.42m
9:54AM1.52m
Low Tide
3:04AM0.08m
3:26PM0.18m
3:35AM0.15m
4:10PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
14
17
18
18
18
17
16
15
14
17
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
11
14
13
11
12
11
11
11
10
13
14
14
15
14
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