Elim Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
18.5° C
0.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 9PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.7
SE
7
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
97
120
172
147
120
49
33
33
25
23
13
13
12
14
14
9
9
17
24
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
SW
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:44PM1.29m
2:04AM0.88m
2:50PM1.28m
3:31AM0.85m
3:59PM1.30m
Low Tide
8:38PM0.54m
7:41AM0.52m
10:00PM0.53m
8:51AM0.55m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
15
15
16
17
19
19
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
18
18
17
Feels °C
14
13
14
14
12
12
13
15
17
17
15
15
15
13
14
14
16
17
16
16
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