Elim Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
18.9° C
0.0° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 2PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
7
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
17
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
8
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
259
281
235
311
317
326
256
206
212
212
207
215
163
124
134
199
191
178
162
120
134
138
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:54AM1.37m
9:59PM1.60m
10:35AM1.39m
10:39PM1.43m
11:17AM1.39m
Low Tide
3:44PM0.20m
4:23AM0.08m
4:32PM0.27m
4:57AM0.17m
5:22PM0.35m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
4
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
16
15
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
13
13
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
11
11
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
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