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Elim surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
24.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Elim today?

The current surf forecast for Elim at 2PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (09 Jan)7ft (2.1m)6s
Evening (09 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.9
NE
2.2
NE
2.3
NE
2.2
NE
1.9
NE
1.7
NE
2.4
NE
2.1
NE
1.6
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
2
NE
2.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.8
SSW
1.8
S
1.9
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)666778888888888878888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)151167296440537531447364682507329535581519919311268367421564703630579339
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNE
30
NE
45
NE
50
NE
45
NE
40
NNE
30
N
20
N
15
N
20
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
10
W
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:14PM
1.35
2:19AM
1.20
2:00PM
1.18
3:13AM
1.22
2:55PM
1.05
4:10AM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:05AM
0.47
7:52PM
0.25
8:08AM
0.55
8:31PM
0.32
9:20AM
0.59
9:14PM
0.38
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------
Sunset----8:00-------8:00-------8:00---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------1---
Temp. °C212424242423222022262626262422222222222121212021
Feels °C (?)172018181918191821242322242224191919181717171718
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