Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elim today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elim at 9AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elim. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 502 | 452 | 452 | 407 | 354 | 541 | 600 | 587 | 490 | 470 | 415 | 437 | 365 | 321 | 294 | 359 | 367 | 294 | 287 | 281 | 246 | 232 | 235 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:07AM0.97m | 12:14PM1.41m | 00:59AM0.90m | 1:05PM1.33m | 2:08AM0.86m | 2:07PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29AM0.46m | 7:14PM0.40m | 6:13AM0.54m | 8:18PM0.44m | 7:11AM0.60m | 9:28PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 502 | 452 | 452 | 407 | 121 | 541 | 600 | 587 | 490 | 470 | 415 | 437 | 365 | 321 | 294 | 359 | 367 | 294 | 287 | 281 | 246 | 232 | 235 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 18 | 106 | 19 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 53 | 73 | 90 | 108 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 33 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 37 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 354 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 22 | — | — | 8 | 22 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 176 | 176 | 331 | 361 | 259 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 150 | 193 | 200 | 361 | 361 | 316 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 228 | 331 | 207 | 40 |
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