Elim surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 08 May 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Elim surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elim sea temperature is
23.6° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elim today?

The current surf forecast for Elim at 10PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (08 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
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!
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4
!
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
12
2
S
11
2.1
S
10
3
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
SSW
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1280
924
908
2962
3939
3058
2238
1277
1697
1719
1423
1060
913
815
481
407
521
505
411
432
813
669
584
495
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:51PM0.90m
00:41AM1.35m
1:59PM0.92m
1:38AM1.32m
3:03PM1.00m
2:38AM1.31m
Low Tide
5:55PM0.57m
7:54AM0.36m
7:05PM0.60m
8:47AM0.32m
8:22PM0.60m
9:35AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
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6:26
6:26
6:28
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5:06
5:05
5:04
5:02
3
4
2
Temp °C
18
21
19
17
15
14
14
16
18
18
19
18
17
16
16
17
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
11
16
13
12
10
9
9
12
14
14
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
17
18
18
18
16
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
12
2
S
11
0.6
E
11
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
0.7
E
12
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
10
Energy kJ
1280
924
85
2096
2579
2034
1608
1277
1325
1342
1188
902
755
587
481
407
398
389
134
432
405
669
584
495
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.1
NE
9
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
13
0.8
S
15
0.9
E
13
Energy kJ
80
83
3
59
58
58
59
61
61
62
62
63
63
91
93
99
103
139
123
134
130
222
302
273
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
20
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
E
13
0.9
S
15
Energy kJ
3
3
8
4
4
4
4
4
25
24
6
25
31
100
181
242
215
347
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
W
5
2.1
S
10
3
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
8
1.9
S
11
Energy kJ
24
24
908
2962
3939
3058
2238
1697
1719
1423
1060
913
815
521
505
411
813
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
1
1
6
6
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
2
2
4
Distance (km)
16
0
16
16
71
7
7
0
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
13
0
0
0
16
16
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
6
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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