Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elim today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elim at 5AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Elim. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3297 | 3164 | 3353 | 3152 | 2838 | 2650 | 2010 | 1374 | 1026 | 845 | 675 | 357 | 304 | 298 | 257 | 332 | 332 | 293 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:30PM1.02m | 11:54AM1.36m | 00:22AM0.92m | 12:49PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM0.39m | 5:10AM0.43m | 6:44PM0.46m | 5:52AM0.51m | 7:57PM0.51m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 19 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 2112 | 1680 | 28 | 1026 | 845 | 675 | 357 | 304 | 298 | 257 | 332 | 332 | 293 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | E 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 142 | 138 | 125 | 107 | 106 | 71 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | S 20 | E 12 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 62 | 108 | 103 | 154 | 212 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 3297 | 3164 | 3353 | 3152 | 2838 | 2650 | 2010 | 1374 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 577 | 449 | 193 | 150 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 176 | 23 | 13 |
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