Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
21.2°C
1.7° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 2PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (09 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (09 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri night, calm by Sat morning).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.5
S
6
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
837
972
954
807
650
491
428
322
232
180
160
108
104
145
181
97
61
33
16
17
18
26
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
E
15
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
WNW
15
W
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
20
SE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:00AM1.45m
8:07PM1.47m
8:36AM1.53m
8:47PM1.41m
9:10AM1.59m
9:26PM1.33m
Low Tide
2:02PM0.21m
2:19AM0.09m
2:46PM0.17m
2:50AM0.12m
3:28PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
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6:15
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6:55
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6:57
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Temp °C
13
16
17
18
19
19
17
18
20
19
22
22
24
25
25
20
19
21
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
12
14
14
14
15
16
14
17
18
20
21
19
23
23
22
17
18
21
19
19
19
18
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