Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
21.1°C
1.3° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 9AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
NE
9
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
213
240
232
215
151
147
155
151
143
178
310
277
212
296
319
319
273
263
263
305
362
369
319
265
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:41AM0.94m
4:19PM1.27m
5:33AM1.04m
5:14PM1.31m
6:14AM1.17m
6:02PM1.34m
Low Tide
9:52AM0.62m
11:17PM0.34m
11:01AM0.56m
11:57PM0.27m
11:58AM0.47m
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light rain
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light rain
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clear
clear
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light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:03
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6:01
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7:05
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 mm
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1
1
1
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1
2
2
1
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1
1
2
2
5
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
17
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
Feels °C
15
16
14
16
15
16
16
15
14
15
16
17
16
16
15
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
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