Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
19.9°C
0.5° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 8AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
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3
2
3
5
4
3
2
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
2.1
S
6
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
9
2
S
9
2
S
9
2.1
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
207
184
184
154
127
127
113
90
344
943
1468
1884
1820
1401
1037
901
1739
1555
895
750
656
664
898
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSE
15
ESE
5
ENE
10
WNW
25
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:45AM1.09m
5:41PM1.51m
6:37AM1.21m
6:35PM1.52m
7:21AM1.33m
7:23PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:38PM0.20m
11:17AM0.44m
00:28AM0.14m
12:21PM0.36m
1:10AM0.10m
1:15PM0.28m
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cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
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6:18
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6:53
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6:54
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2
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1
1
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1
1
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1
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Temp °C
19
18
17
21
21
20
20
20
18
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
14
17
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
20
18
17
20
18
19
21
20
14
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
12
12
11
12
12
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