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Elim surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 26 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Elim surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elim sea temperature is
24.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elim today?

The current surf forecast for Elim at 10PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)--
Afternoon (26 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (26 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSE
2.3
S
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)131212121212121212121211111111111010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8671591156414441338131515231474128011581026785645572505445416315186154151151151122
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
35
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
1.15
3:26AM
1.41
3:38PM
1.04
4:35AM
1.48
5:05PM
0.99
5:43AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37PM
0.27
10:01AM
0.45
9:39PM
0.32
11:27AM
0.38
10:48PM
0.34
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise------6:07-------6:09-------6:09-
Sunset-7:55-------7:54-------7:54------
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232222232221212222212120191818212223222221212122
Feels °C (?)191819212120202120202019181818202021202121232222
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