Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elim today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elim at 12PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elim. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 304 | 251 | 225 | 235 | 251 | 257 | 270 | 330 | 254 | 251 | 177 | 154 | 117 | 113 | 85 | 92 | 94 | 116 | 188 | 206 | 227 | 293 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:49PM1.30m | 1:35AM0.85m | 1:58PM1.26m | 3:07AM0.84m | 3:13PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52AM0.51m | 7:57PM0.51m | 6:51AM0.58m | 9:20PM0.50m | 8:12AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 |
| kJ | 304 | 251 | 225 | 235 | 251 | 257 | 216 | 175 | 139 | 251 | 177 | 154 | 117 | 113 | 85 | 92 | 94 | 116 | 188 | 206 | 145 | 293 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | ESE 7 | S 17 | SSE 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 |
| kJ | 145 | 125 | 129 | 143 | 116 | 93 | 95 | 330 | 254 | 42 | 29 | 115 | 112 | 14 | 51 | 51 | 5 | 53 | 59 | 169 | 227 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 17 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 17 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | S 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 62 | 64 | 158 | 154 | 215 | 270 | 67 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 58 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | — | 11 | 21 | 214 | 167 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 176 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 176 |
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