Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
20.1°C
0.8° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 1PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (26 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1.7
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
7
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
109
154
230
228
408
160
98
225
240
287
282
711
844
699
597
559
301
223
187
161
130
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
20
N
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:37AM1.42m
7:43PM1.51m
8:12AM1.52m
8:22PM1.47m
8:48AM1.60m
9:03PM1.40m
Low Tide
1:37PM0.20m
1:58AM0.07m
2:19PM0.15m
2:30AM0.08m
3:04PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:35
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5:33
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5:31
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5:47
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5:47
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5:49
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1
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
16
19
21
21
21
21
19
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
Feels °C
13
15
15
15
17
18
15
13
13
13
11
10
9
10
10
9
9
11
12
12
14
13
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