
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elim today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elim at 2AM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Elim. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
656 | 394 | 339 | 343 | 448 | 334 | 245 | 362 | 260 | 197 | 161 | 155 | 131 | 122 | 143 | 166 | 156 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:07PM1.38m | 5:54AM1.08m | 5:49PM1.45m | 6:29AM1.19m | 6:28PM1.50m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.30m | 11:28AM0.43m | 00:26AM0.21m | 12:12PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
656 | 394 | 266 | 181 | 448 | 334 | 112 | 362 | 260 | 187 | 136 | 132 | 127 | 118 | 112 | 79 | 79 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | S 16 | ESE 6 | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | E 13 | E 13 | — | S 20 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | S 17 |
93 | 134 | 61 | 343 | 146 | 123 | 245 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 11 | S 19 | S 16 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 |
4 | 2 | 339 | 170 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | NE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
— | 46 | 57 | 177 | 193 | 205 | 220 | 247 | 230 | 197 | 161 | 155 | 131 | 122 | 143 | 166 | 156 | 127 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 131 | 67 | 131 | 67 | 176 | 176 | 316 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 67 | 67 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 67 |
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