Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Issued: 4 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Elim sea temperature is

20.8°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 1AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	6s
Evening (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).
	Mon 2				Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	E 6	ENE 6	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 8	S 6	NE 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	29	39	55	43	41	39	38	39	123	179	151	163	198	94	53	39	29	28	31	29	20	42
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	N	NNE	ENE	NE	N	NW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	ENE	NNE	NNW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	off
High Tide		3:00PM1.47m				4:24AM1.08m				4:10PM1.41m					5:25AM1.19m				5:14PM1.37m
Low Tide				10:07PM0.20m				9:53AM0.52m					11:03PM0.18m				11:09AM0.47m				11:50PM0.17m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48
	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	7:17
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	5	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	20	20	19	18	18	21	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	20	21	21	20	19	18	18
Feels °C	19	19	19	19	19	18	17	18	16	17	16	19	17	15	16	17	18	19	22	19	18	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	ENE 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	E 8
kJ	24	29	30	43	41	39	38	24	14	13	12	5	198	94	53	39	29	28	30	28	20	42
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	SSW 7	S 6	S 6	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 13	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	N 7
kJ	20	15	7	7	2	2	2	2	5	20	18	15	14	12	27	32	23	23	31	29	20	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	N 10	E 10	E 10	N 11	N 10	—	S 17	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 8	S 12	S 16	S 11	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	S 12
kJ	29	2	2	2	3	2	—	6	4	4	3	3	5	12	19	2	5	5	31	21	17	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 4	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	—	SW 3	SW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	—	—	N 3	SSW 6
kJ	7	39	55	29	35	32	38	39	123	179	151	163	—	2	21	34	30	30	—	—	1	29
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	472	422	193	176	67	3	63	141	273	119	23	3	0	0	0	0	106	106	0	3	3	0
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Rating (10 max)			1	1	1	1	1			2	1	3	2	1	1	1			1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	3	3	3	1	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	4	4	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4

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