Elim Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elim sea temperature is
19.5°C
0.4° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 5AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (17 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
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4
4
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
10
4
S
10
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3297
3164
3353
3152
2838
2650
2010
1374
1026
845
675
357
304
298
257
332
332
293
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
ENE
15
E
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:30PM1.02m
11:54AM1.36m
00:22AM0.92m
12:49PM1.30m
Low Tide
5:45PM0.39m
5:10AM0.43m
6:44PM0.46m
5:52AM0.51m
7:57PM0.51m
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
12
14
16
16
15
14
13
13
15
16
17
18
19
Feels °C
6
6
6
8
8
6
9
11
12
13
12
11
11
14
12
13
14
16
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