Elim Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.3° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 12AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (23 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
S
8
0.4
NE
6
0.6
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.2
S
9
0.8
S
14
1
S
12
1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
49
13
105
369
476
246
250
301
255
332
257
204
162
162
168
138
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:48AM0.87m
4:58PM1.36m
5:43AM0.93m
5:46PM1.44m
Low Tide
11:08PM0.47m
10:03AM0.53m
11:58PM0.40m
11:03AM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
16
15
15
16
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
18
15
16
15
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
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