Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elim today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elim at 2PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Elim. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 446 | 437 | 396 | 351 | 321 | 359 | 335 | 300 | 260 | 281 | 252 | 268 | 206 | 201 | 154 | 109 | 90 | 142 | 56 | 47 | 49 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:05PM1.33m | 2:08AM0.86m | 2:07PM1.28m | 3:30AM0.87m | 3:15PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13AM0.54m | 8:18PM0.44m | 7:11AM0.60m | 9:28PM0.44m | 8:29AM0.63m | 10:29PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 446 | 437 | 396 | 351 | 321 | 359 | 335 | 300 | 260 | 281 | 252 | 268 | 206 | 201 | 154 | 109 | 90 | 23 | 56 | 37 | 37 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 53 | 73 | 90 | 108 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | N 11 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 28 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 21 | 23 | — | 25 | 142 | 48 | 47 | 49 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 133 | 361 | 361 | 422 | 316 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 331 | 331 | 247 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 246 | 230 | 58 | 23 |
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