Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elim sea temperature is
20.2°C
0.8° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 2AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (03 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 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
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.9
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
247
255
440
132
258
219
219
173
204
284
303
269
535
198
215
226
232
413
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
15
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
10
NW
5
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
5
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
00:46AM0.98m
1:04PM1.50m
3:13AM0.94m
2:21PM1.47m
Low Tide
6:55PM0.28m
6:12AM0.44m
8:16PM0.30m
7:32AM0.50m
9:34PM0.26m
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
18
17
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Feels °C
15
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