Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elim today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elim at 11AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Elim. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 694 | 617 | 505 | 408 | 332 | 267 | 164 | 127 | 268 | 254 | 245 | 250 | 181 | 212 | 567 | 449 | 389 | 319 | 258 | 202 | 414 | 367 | 258 | 286 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:43AM1.20m | 7:49PM1.84m | 8:28AM1.27m | 8:35PM1.82m | 9:12AM1.33m | 9:17PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49AM0.00m | 1:19PM0.18m | 2:32AM-0.03m | 2:08PM0.15m | 3:12AM-0.03m | 2:57PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 694 | 617 | 505 | 408 | 332 | 267 | 164 | 127 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 45 | 29 | 29 | 389 | 449 | 389 | 319 | 258 | 202 | 260 | 274 | 29 | 286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 21 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 45 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 52 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 43 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | S 17 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 21 | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 20 | S 19 | S 16 | S 20 | S 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 30 | 61 | 20 | 30 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | NW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 268 | 254 | 245 | 250 | 181 | 212 | 567 | — | — | — | — | — | 414 | 367 | 258 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 106 | 34 | 0 |
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