
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elim today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elim at 11PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Elim. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
144 | 171 | 311 | 390 | 293 | 287 | 140 | 108 | 152 | 396 | 141 | 308 | 603 | 1509 | 1098 | 767 | 508 | 544 | 440 | 294 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:13PM1.26m | 4:23AM0.89m | 4:17PM1.31m | 5:15AM0.97m | 5:07PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.45m | 9:33AM0.58m | 11:16PM0.38m | 10:37AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
144 | 164 | 115 | 390 | 293 | 287 | 78 | 108 | 152 | 4 | 141 | 103 | 178 | 1509 | 1098 | 767 | 508 | 544 | 440 | 294 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 17 | SSE 16 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | SSE 7 | S 16 | S 16 |
99 | 171 | 311 | 71 | 33 | 56 | 140 | 84 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 46 | 71 | 160 | 29 | 82 | 126 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 4 | S 11 | S 7 | SSW 7 | NE 5 | — | N 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 18 | S 21 | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | E 15 | S 20 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 17 | 18 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | — | 31 | 30 | 28 | 4 | 119 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | N 4 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | S 12 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
— | 3 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 396 | 154 | 308 | 603 | — | — | — | 97 | 103 | 164 | 135 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 176 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 207 | 81 | 223 | 396 | 384 | 34 | 150 | 106 | 23 | 139 | 150 | 176 |
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