Elim Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
20.0°C
1.1° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 2AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
2
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
9
2
S
9
2
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
8
1.9
S
8
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
355
363
559
897
1113
1190
1007
846
603
534
482
463
413
210
171
489
1248
1909
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
20
S
45
S
40
S
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:59PM1.59m
5:51AM1.10m
5:55PM1.66m
6:40AM1.21m
6:45PM1.70m
Low Tide
11:54PM0.16m
11:24AM0.33m
00:41AM0.08m
12:20PM0.25m
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
16
16
14
12
12
15
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
16
14
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
15
12
9
9
13
12
7
6
6
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