Elim Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
19.9°C
0.7° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 9AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (21 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (21 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
11
1.1
S
12
0.7
S
12
1.8
SSE
7
2.1
S
8
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
10
2
S
10
1.7
SSE
9
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
0.7
S
19
0.9
S
19
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
293
287
140
108
152
333
141
308
588
1386
1087
755
464
534
440
338
347
556
443
422
483
357
320
187
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
E
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:23AM0.89m
4:17PM1.31m
5:15AM0.97m
5:07PM1.38m
5:54AM1.08m
5:49PM1.45m
Low Tide
10:27PM0.45m
9:33AM0.58m
11:16PM0.38m
10:37AM0.51m
11:53PM0.30m
11:28AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
23
22
22
28
30
19
17
17
16
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
18
17
18
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
19
17
17
25
26
15
13
13
12
14
15
15
16
15
14
15
13
14
13
13
14
13
12
13
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