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Elim surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Elim today?
The current surf forecast for Elim at 4PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Elim. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 62 | 62 | 45 | 45 | 81 | 83 | 110 | 190 | 292 | 336 | 461 | 456 | 314 | 298 | 244 | 235 | 356 | 389 | 372 | 212 | 167 | 117 | 150 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:58PM 1.40 | 3:19AM 1.12 | 2:55PM 1.26 | 4:17AM 1.19 | 3:55PM 1.14 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:38AM 0.52 | 8:54PM 0.23 | 8:52AM 0.58 | 9:41PM 0.28 | 10:10AM 0.59 | 10:24PM 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
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