Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Issued: 3 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Elim sea temperature is

20.2°C

Elim surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Elim today (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 7AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Evening (14 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 6	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	108	209	193	180	134	130	89	99	72	74	46	46	40	35	31	25	263	808	1528	1847	2179	2646	2740	2592
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNE	ESE	ESE	S	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:54AM1.52m					10:08PM1.28m				10:31AM1.49m				10:47PM1.14m				11:10AM1.43m
Low Tide		3:35AM0.15m					4:10PM0.23m				4:05AM0.24m				4:55PM0.30m				4:36AM0.33m				5:45PM0.39m


	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	14	18	20	19	19	18	17	16	17	21	21	21	19	17	15	14	14	15	14	14	14	14
Feels °C	11	11	10	14	15	14	15	13	14	13	14	19	18	19	17	11	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	ENE 14	ENE 13	ENE 13	E 13
kJ	108	209	193	180	134	130	88	83	55	53	46	46	40	17	31	25	14	14	6	7	20	17	17	3
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 14	S 9	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 12	ENE 12	ENE 13	—	—
kJ	55	13	13	13	12	3	12	12	3	3	31	30	30	16	15	16	16	16	4	3	15	17	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	S 18	—	E 9	E 8	E 10	E 16	—	S 15	E 16	E 13	E 13	E 13	ENE 14	E 14	—	—	S 16	S 16	E 15	—	—	—	—
kJ	13	6	—	1	1	2	5	—	4	5	3	3	14	19	16	—	—	5	5	4	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	ENE 6	S 3	S 4	S 6	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	55	43	27	27	32	77	89	99	72	74	—	—	—	35	2	24	263	808	1528	1847	2179	2646	2740	2592
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	3	1	1	1	2	4
Distance (km)	67	23	23	23	247	228	176	23	23	23	3	3	56	635	16	16	304	304	34	662	926	926	577	384
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1			1	1	2	1	2	2			2	1			3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Flatrock SA - Eyre Peninsula	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	The Guillotine WA - Margaret River	Gas Bay WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Saltwater NSW - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	6	2	2	1	6	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	6	6	4	5	5	5

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