Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.9° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 12AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)--
Afternoon (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (02 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Thu
1
Friday
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Saturday
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4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
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7 AM
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1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
133
172
213
169
143
109
221
125
200
247
218
440
375
313
122
122
142
173
248
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
20
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
ESE
20
NE
20
NE
30
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
High Tide
11:34PM1.07m
11:56AM1.55m
00:46AM0.98m
1:04PM1.50m
Low Tide
5:44PM0.23m
5:10AM0.35m
6:55PM0.28m
6:12AM0.44m
8:16PM0.30m
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
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light rain
cloud
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Temp °C
20
19
19
18
17
16
17
19
20
19
19
18
18
17
17
18
19
18
19
18
Feels °C
15
14
15
13
14
13
14
16
15
15
15
16
18
16
16
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20
16
17
14
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