Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elim sea temperature is
21.1°C
1.4° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 3AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (19 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
ENE
6
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
176
112
95
65
65
40
56
52
46
198
204
123
127
155
173
181
176
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
15
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:30AM0.87m
3:15PM1.26m
4:41AM0.94m
4:19PM1.27m
Low Tide
9:28PM0.44m
8:29AM0.63m
10:29PM0.41m
9:52AM0.62m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
18
17
16
16
18
19
19
18
18
17
16
17
18
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
15
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
16
17
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