Elim Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
18.7° C
0.2° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 10PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)--
Afternoon (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
1 PM
4 PM
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
7
1.4
S
8
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.5
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
266
730
573
444
521
442
369
362
291
234
187
169
163
380
289
194
311
309
286
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:35PM1.82m
9:12AM1.33m
9:17PM1.73m
9:54AM1.37m
9:59PM1.60m
Low Tide
3:12AM-0.03m
2:57PM0.16m
3:49AM0.01m
3:44PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
14
13
12
14
15
15
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
10
11
12
13
11
10
9
11
11
11
13
14
14
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
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