Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
20.9°C
1.0° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 10AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (23 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (23 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
2.3
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
192
195
186
170
186
297
302
320
601
525
245
251
260
347
402
398
667
629
559
314
390
439
490
1026
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
10
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:51AM1.31m
6:47PM1.37m
7:27AM1.45m
7:32PM1.38m
8:03AM1.58m
8:16PM1.37m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.20m
12:48PM0.36m
1:06AM0.14m
1:34PM0.26m
1:41AM0.10m
2:20PM0.16m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
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5:58
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3
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Temp °C
19
18
17
18
18
19
19
19
18
17
17
19
20
21
21
20
19
19
19
23
24
23
23
21
Feels °C
17
15
14
16
14
15
16
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
21
20
19
21
20
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