Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
20.9°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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 6PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (24 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (24 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.8
NE
7
1.9
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.9
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
2.2
NE
9
3
NE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
NE
8
1.5
S
6
1.8
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
196
209
287
340
392
657
627
565
307
434
666
732
1411
565
450
422
330
207
142
176
450
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
15
NNW
5
NW
5
SSW
20
WSW
30
SSW
25
S
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
7:27AM1.45m
7:32PM1.38m
8:03AM1.58m
8:16PM1.37m
8:42AM1.69m
9:02PM1.34m
Low Tide
1:34PM0.26m
1:41AM0.10m
2:20PM0.16m
2:17AM0.09m
3:07PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:00
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3
1
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2
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Temp °C
17
19
20
20
21
20
19
19
20
24
23
24
22
21
20
20
21
21
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
17
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
19
22
19
20
19
20
20
21
22
19
14
15
15
15
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