Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elim today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elim at 5AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Elim. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 141 | 111 | 90 | 76 | 75 | 94 | 119 | 80 | 88 | 88 | 69 | 51 | 30 | 43 | 40 | 82 | 56 | 140 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:24PM1.05m | 10:27AM1.59m | 11:05PM1.00m | 11:05AM1.53m | 11:48PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49AM0.35m | 5:16PM0.24m | 4:25AM0.41m | 6:00PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | 7:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 5 | SSE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 161 | 141 | 111 | 90 | 76 | 75 | 25 | 24 | 80 | 88 | 88 | 69 | 18 | 30 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 25 | 82 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 13 | S 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 6 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 94 | 119 | — | — | — | 4 | 51 | 18 | 43 | 40 | 82 | 56 | 140 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 331 | 150 | 150 | 106 | 23 | 40 | 40 | 230 | 789 | 248 | 207 | 176 | 23 | 3 |
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