Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
20.9°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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 12AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
9
1.1
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.6
S
10
1
S
16
1.8
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
199
167
138
107
76
93
90
72
107
104
102
93
96
145
267
524
553
476
1571
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
N
15
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:49PM1.28m
10:05AM1.79m
10:40PM1.20m
10:53AM1.77m
Low Tide
3:34AM0.15m
4:46PM0.05m
4:17AM0.21m
5:42PM0.08m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
19
19
18
16
16
17
21
22
20
20
19
18
17
16
18
18
19
19
18
Feels °C
15
15
15
15
14
13
14
18
19
16
19
18
16
16
15
17
15
17
17
16
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