Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
20.2°C
0.8° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 6PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (03 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (03 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
0
1
2
1
0
1
3
4
4
1
2
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.9
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
121
168
335
355
340
385
337
285
236
226
232
232
388
638
638
325
325
312
269
264
264
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
5
NW
10
S
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
0
NE
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
15
S
5
S
5
NE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:04PM1.50m
3:13AM0.94m
2:21PM1.47m
3:38AM0.99m
3:36PM1.48m
Low Tide
6:12AM0.44m
8:16PM0.30m
7:32AM0.50m
9:34PM0.26m
9:00AM0.50m
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Temp °C
16
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
16
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
20
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
14
16
15
13
14
16
15
14
16
18
15
16
18
21
20
18
16
20
18
20
20
19
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