Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elim today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elim at 4AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Elim. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 169 | 154 | 154 | 162 | 162 | 126 | 106 | 95 | 78 | 220 | 254 | 276 | 347 | 469 | 469 | 480 | 434 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:28PM1.51m | 7:02AM1.08m | 7:04PM1.57m | 7:37AM1.16m | 7:39PM1.61m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11AM0.24m | 12:35PM0.34m | 1:43AM0.18m | 1:15PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 223 | 169 | 154 | 154 | 162 | 162 | 126 | 106 | 95 | 78 | 78 | 52 | 276 | 347 | 469 | 469 | 480 | 434 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 31 | 17 | 46 | 45 | 76 | 41 | 16 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 52 | 52 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 4 | — | — | S 14 | — | — | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 43 | 44 | 45 | 16 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 15 | — | — | 9 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 38 | 66 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | W 2 | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 28 | 74 | 112 | 220 | 254 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 139 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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