Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
20.8°C
0.7° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 11AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (27 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1.4
NNE
6
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
1.2
S
11
1.4
S
10
0.9
S
16
1.1
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
563
502
367
357
291
199
167
138
119
76
72
72
89
85
85
82
78
59
110
157
323
416
391
597
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
30
NNE
25
N
15
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
NE
10
NW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:22AM1.76m
9:49PM1.28m
10:05AM1.79m
10:40PM1.20m
10:53AM1.77m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.10m
3:55PM0.05m
3:34AM0.15m
4:46PM0.05m
4:17AM0.21m
5:42PM0.08m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
16
16
17
20
21
20
20
19
17
17
17
18
18
19
19
18
Feels °C
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
17
17
16
16
18
15
15
16
16
15
16
17
17
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