Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elim today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elim at 3AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Elim. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 191 | 173 | 160 | 164 | 169 | 183 | 169 | 197 | 192 | 161 | 133 | 130 | 133 | 281 | 253 | 282 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:20PM1.26m | 12:00PM1.36m | 00:04AM1.11m | 12:48PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22PM0.35m | 5:30AM0.27m | 6:17PM0.44m | 6:05AM0.36m | 7:21PM0.51m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 99 | 71 | 55 | 160 | 164 | 97 | 95 | 82 | 56 | 192 | 161 | 133 | 130 | 70 | 281 | 253 | 230 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 28 | 47 | 37 | 36 | 6 | 40 | 69 | 86 | 96 | 111 | 107 | 95 | 133 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 11 | S 12 | SE 11 | SE 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 14 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 19 | 44 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 46 | 29 | — | — | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | E 9 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 168 | 191 | 173 | — | — | 169 | 183 | 169 | 197 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 282 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 278 | 228 | 210 | 67 | 16 | 23 | 150 | 193 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 197 | 58 | 23 |
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