Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
21.5°C
0.8° 

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 (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) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 6PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (12 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (12 Nov)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.9
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
96
113
123
45
56
71
65
47
25
31
52
80
90
59
122
62
51
39
14
26
27
23
37
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
WSW
5
NNE
25
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
5
N
15
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
off
off
High Tide
10:27AM1.59m
11:05PM1.00m
11:05AM1.53m
11:48PM0.96m
11:46AM1.47m
00:38AM0.92m
Low Tide
5:16PM0.24m
4:25AM0.41m
6:00PM0.28m
5:03AM0.46m
6:48PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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5:43
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5:41
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7:27
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Temp °C
19
22
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
25
25
24
24
24
22
20
Feels °C
18
21
20
21
22
20
20
19
19
19
20
19
19
20
23
23
25
26
24
24
24
25
21
19
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