Elim Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
18.6°C
0.2° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 2AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (25 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
138
108
108
104
114
135
244
211
146
150
138
120
117
86
70
72
71
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
SW
0
S
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:46PM1.44m
6:26AM1.00m
6:28PM1.51m
7:02AM1.08m
7:04PM1.57m
Low Tide
00:37AM0.32m
11:52AM0.41m
1:11AM0.24m
12:35PM0.34m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
 mm
2
1
3
4
2
1
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
18
18
16
15
16
18
21
19
17
17
16
16
16
18
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
14
15
13
12
13
15
16
15
15
18
17
17
17
16
16
14
13
14
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