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Elim surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Elim surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elim sea temperature is
23.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elim today?

The current surf forecast for Elim at 7PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
1.8
SE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)121212121111111112101010101010101111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)330525552274247019851829165814759131275127512341170117012441207125411901212123511311027878637
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:22PM
1.76
11:05AM
1.10
11:16PM
1.69
12:11PM
1.01
12:17AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:12AM
0.09
4:35PM
0.31
6:17AM
0.16
5:31PM
0.41
7:28AM
0.21
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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Sunset-5:22-------5:22-------5:21------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202019191919181920201919191818192020201919191919
Feels °C (?)141414151415141415151515161514161717171617171617
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