Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
20.8°C
1.0° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 8PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)--
Afternoon (21 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu morning, light winds from the N by Sat morning).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
8
2
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
2.2
NE
7
2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
246
303
303
296
373
428
449
537
508
435
286
242
223
191
217
316
332
372
476
452
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
35
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:14PM1.31m
6:14AM1.17m
6:02PM1.34m
6:51AM1.31m
6:47PM1.37m
Low Tide
11:57PM0.27m
11:58AM0.47m
00:32AM0.20m
12:48PM0.36m
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 mm
1
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5
7
4
6
1
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4
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Temp °C
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
Feels °C
16
16
16
15
14
12
11
12
13
15
16
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17
16
15
14
13
14
15
16
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