Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elim today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elim at 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elim. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
257 | 206 | 162 | 162 | 133 | 138 | 108 | 108 | 104 | 114 | 168 | 344 | 543 | 187 | 154 | 158 | 136 | 123 | 101 | 74 | 72 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:43AM0.93m | 5:46PM1.44m | 6:26AM1.00m | 6:28PM1.51m | 7:02AM1.08m | 7:04PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM0.48m | 00:37AM0.32m | 11:52AM0.41m | 1:11AM0.24m | 12:35PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
257 | 206 | 162 | 162 | 133 | 138 | 108 | 108 | 79 | 54 | 54 | 35 | 268 | 187 | 154 | 158 | 136 | 123 | 101 | 74 | 72 | 74 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 |
14 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 20 | 17 | 23 | 80 | 19 | 43 | 42 | 35 | 31 | 17 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 15 | 10 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 14 | — |
55 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 44 | 45 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | — | 15 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 |
26 | 25 | 24 | 65 | 76 | 72 | 83 | 88 | 104 | 114 | 168 | 344 | 543 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 47 | 89 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 367 | 367 | 207 | 67 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 40 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 |
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