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/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Elim surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 08 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Elim surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elim sea temperature is
23.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Elim today?
The current surf forecast for Elim at 1PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Elim. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
1688 | 1295 | 1280 | 1555 | 1202 | 2962 | 3905 | 3023 | 2238 | 1801 | 1881 | 1342 | 1188 | 884 | 682 | 587 | 481 | 407 | 521 | 389 | 343 | 658 | 658 | 669 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:51PM0.90m | 00:41AM1.35m | 1:59PM0.92m | 1:38AM1.32m | 3:03PM1.00m | 2:38AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59AM0.37m | 5:55PM0.57m | 7:54AM0.36m | 7:05PM0.60m | 8:47AM0.32m | 8:22PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 |
 | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | 5:02 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 11 | E 13 |
 kJ | 1688 | 1295 | 1280 | 1018 | 808 | 2061 | 2416 | 2034 | 1492 | 1277 | 1328 | 62 | 62 | 884 | 682 | 587 | 481 | 407 | 351 | 139 | 134 | 134 | 658 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 16 | S 12 | SSE 17 | E 12 | S 16 |
| kJ | 70 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 85 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 89 | 63 | 63 | 91 | 93 | 98 | 103 | 5 | 100 | 100 | 130 | 242 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | — | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | NE 11 | NE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | SSE 18 | S 15 | S 16 | N 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 64 | 57 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 32 | 17 | 183 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | — | S 11 |
| kJ | 51 | 21 | 19 | 1555 | 1202 | 2962 | 3905 | 3023 | 2238 | 1801 | 1881 | 1342 | 1188 | — | — | — | — | — | 521 | 389 | 343 | 658 | — | 669 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 34 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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