Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elim today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elim at 9PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Elim. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
50 | 97 | 120 | 172 | 147 | 120 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:44PM1.29m | 2:04AM0.88m | 2:50PM1.28m | 3:31AM0.85m | 3:59PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38PM0.54m | 7:41AM0.52m | 10:00PM0.53m | 8:51AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 |
50 | 33 | 20 | 110 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 9 | NE 6 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | NE 3 |
4 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | NE 6 | — |
41 | 97 | 120 | 172 | 147 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 17 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 248 | 176 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 150 | 150 | 207 | 190 | 56 |
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