Elim Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elim sea temperature is
19.6°C
0.6° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 7PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)--
Afternoon (09 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
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3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
8
1.6
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.4
S
11
2.3
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
358
1084
1569
1854
2239
2122
1555
1345
912
1252
1163
1289
1141
1109
900
802
627
550
479
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
35
S
40
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
0
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
6:45PM1.70m
7:24AM1.32m
7:29PM1.69m
8:04AM1.41m
8:11PM1.64m
Low Tide
1:22AM0.03m
1:11PM0.18m
1:59AM0.01m
1:57PM0.15m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
14
10
8
7
7
7
9
10
10
12
12
12
11
10
11
13
15
15
16
17
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