Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 28 Sep 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 (29 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 12AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)--
Afternoon (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (29 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.8
SSE
17
1
S
16
1
S
16
1
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.1
S
15
1
S
14
0.9
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
205
161
205
289
282
231
279
284
234
234
230
372
542
516
496
640
517
411
324
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
10
E
5
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:03PM1.40m
9:27AM1.64m
9:48PM1.30m
10:10AM1.64m
Low Tide
3:04AM0.11m
3:51PM0.14m
3:41AM0.18m
4:43PM0.18m
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part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
14
13
16
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
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13
13
12
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11
10
12
13
13
13
12
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