Elim Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
18.3° C
0.6° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 5PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.7
NE
6
2.3
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
NE
9
1
SW
7
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
135
143
106
147
181
178
567
802
635
437
365
242
186
138
101
101
79
96
65
64
228
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NW
25
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
30
N
15
W
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:46AM0.99m
5:10PM1.64m
5:55AM1.05m
6:08PM1.74m
6:53AM1.12m
7:01PM1.82m
Low Tide
10:20AM0.34m
00:08AM0.19m
11:26AM0.29m
1:02AM0.08m
12:25PM0.23m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
16
19
16
15
17
17
16
16
17
18
17
15
16
15
14
16
18
18
16
13
Feels °C
8
11
13
16
13
10
11
10
10
13
8
10
10
10
10
8
7
9
11
12
10
9
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