Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
20.9°C
0.7° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 9AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (30 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (30 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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)
4
4
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
12
1.2
S
15
1.3
S
15
1.5
S
10
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
1.6
NE
6
1.9
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.5
S
10
0.9
NE
7
0.5
S
11
0.9
ENE
7
0.5
S
11
0.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
855
640
720
486
1175
877
690
613
604
492
389
292
221
193
332
261
91
75
53
79
58
93
56
46
Wind (km/h)
0
W
0
E
0
N
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
40
NE
40
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
5
W
10
NNW
10
SSE
15
ENE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
11:35PM1.11m
11:45AM1.72m
00:38AM1.03m
12:43PM1.63m
1:50AM0.99m
1:49PM1.55m
Low Tide
5:04AM0.29m
6:43PM0.13m
5:59AM0.38m
7:51PM0.18m
7:06AM0.47m
9:01PM0.20m
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5
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Temp °C
17
17
17
18
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
21
20
21
22
20
19
18
18
20
20
19
20
20
Feels °C
18
18
18
17
15
16
15
14
13
13
14
18
14
16
19
18
17
19
18
21
19
17
21
21
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