Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
21.1°C
1.3° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 4PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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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
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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
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
147
151
173
155
186
167
132
183
178
221
310
319
327
294
256
256
279
330
353
305
320
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
ENE
20
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:19PM1.27m
5:33AM1.04m
5:14PM1.31m
6:14AM1.17m
6:02PM1.34m
Low Tide
9:52AM0.62m
11:17PM0.34m
11:01AM0.56m
11:57PM0.27m
11:58AM0.47m
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1
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1
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3
2
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Temp °C
16
18
19
19
19
17
17
16
16
18
19
19
19
18
19
19
19
19
18
19
18
18
Feels °C
14
16
16
16
15
13
15
15
15
17
16
16
16
15
16
16
15
16
14
15
14
16
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