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 pm Friday 22 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 22.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elim today?

The current surf forecast for Elim at 3AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 May)	11ft (3.5m)	11s
Afternoon (23 May)	11ft (3.5m)	12s
Evening (23 May)	11ft (3.5m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun night).
	Fri 22		Saturday 23								Sunday 24								Monday 25
	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	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11
Wave Graph
kJ	2190	2093	1895	2091	3104	2718	2981	3126	2897	2845	2894	2894	2471	2430	2591	2547	2308	2053	1915	1882	1751	1724	1724	1599
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	E	E	ESE	E	E	ENE	W	WSW	SW	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				1:04AM1.52m				2:24PM1.08m				2:07AM1.40m				3:27PM1.16m				3:09AM1.30m
Low Tide	6:33PM0.48m					8:08AM0.17m				7:49PM0.53m				9:02AM0.20m				9:07PM0.54m				9:50AM0.23m


	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54
mm	—	—	—	—	2	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	18	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	20	20	20	19	20	19	18	17	18	19	20
Feels °C	12	13	13	14	15	16	17	17	16	16	17	19	17	18	18	19	18	19	19	19	17	18	19	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	S 12	SSW 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11
kJ	55	51	25	25	2546	2718	2981	3126	2897	2845	2894	2894	2471	2430	2591	2547	2308	2053	1915	1882	1751	1724	1724	1599
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 22	S 21	S 19	S 18	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 17	S 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	9	8	29	25	21	20	17	16	4	4	13	11	11	10	9	6	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 14	S 13	—	—	S 19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 11	S 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	3	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2190	2093	1895	2091	3104	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bannister Head Suck Rock NSW - South Coast	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Lady Jane Bay NSW - Sydney North Coast	Lady Jane Bay NSW - Sydney North Coast	Lady Jane Bay NSW - Sydney North Coast	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Point Plomer Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Point Plomer Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Boomerang Beach (North) NSW - Port Macquarie	Elim NSW - Port Macquarie	Elim NSW - Port Macquarie	Elim NSW - Port Macquarie	Elim NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	2	5	5	5	4	5	2	2	2	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	384	150	150	150	139	193	205	205	205	150	119	34	119	67	193	150	34	23	13	4	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)		5	5	5	8	5				5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	5	6	5	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	6	6	5	4	6	7	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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