Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Issued: 9 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elim sea temperature is

20.3°C

Elim surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Elim today (02 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s 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 4PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Afternoon (02 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Evening (02 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).
	Friday 2						Saturday 3								Sunday 4
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	105	198	121	178	221	206	384	132	247	116	105	143	198	317	311	866	622	255	248	248	232	226
Wind (km/h)	N	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNW	E	ESE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NW	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy
High Tide			11:56AM1.55m				00:46AM0.98m					1:04PM1.50m				3:13AM0.94m				2:21PM1.47m
Low Tide	5:10AM0.35m				6:55PM0.28m				6:12AM0.44m					8:16PM0.30m				7:32AM0.50m				9:34PM0.26m


	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	19	20	19	19	18	17	17	16	18	19	19	19	18	18	16	16	20	20	20	20	19
Feels °C	14	16	15	15	15	14	16	17	16	19	19	17	17	13	13	13	16	21	17	19	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SSW 5	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 15	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	105	93	8	8	7	7	162	132	116	116	3	24	22	20	18	359	291	255	248	248	232	226
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 5	S 18	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8
kJ	18	17	4	4	4	4	7	6	6	3	25	3	2	1	6	13	14	25	25	25	13	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 15	—	—	—	—	S 15	S 15	S 6	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 9	S 9	—	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 10
kJ	—	5	—	—	—	—	4	4	1	2	2	2	2	2	—	17	18	5	5	4	4	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	NE 7	—	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	—	—	SSW 3	S 4	S 5
kJ	251	198	121	178	221	206	384	—	247	—	105	143	198	317	311	866	622	—	—	3	5	11
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	4	3	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	22	67	232	190	67	23	8	3	3	0	7	185	23	67	67	23	3	0	384	139	16	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1				2	3	3	3	3	2		2			4	3	4			2	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	3	1	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	1	2	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	7
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7

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