Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elim today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elim at 3AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Elim. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 51 | 131 | 257 | 247 | 155 | 159 | 181 | 181 | 151 | 143 | 181 | 319 | 364 | 291 | 291 | 340 | 353 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:41AM0.94m | 4:19PM1.27m | 5:33AM1.04m | 5:14PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29PM0.41m | 9:52AM0.62m | 11:17PM0.34m | 11:01AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 26 | 21 | 151 | 151 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 223 | 212 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 11 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 48 | 51 | 131 | 257 | 247 | 155 | 159 | 181 | 181 | 151 | 143 | 181 | 319 | 364 | 291 | 291 | 340 | 353 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 101 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 197 | 207 | 101 | 23 | 67 | 40 | 3 | 23 | 207 | 472 | 255 | 185 |
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