Elim Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
20.2°C
1.1° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 1AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.8
NE
6
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
2.3
S
7
3
S
8
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
83
62
54
45
30
30
32
18
18
494
1060
1628
1920
2309
2948
2698
2592
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
ENE
20
ESE
15
E
20
S
40
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:08PM1.28m
10:31AM1.49m
10:47PM1.14m
11:10AM1.43m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.24m
4:55PM0.30m
4:36AM0.33m
5:45PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
17
17
20
21
20
20
17
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
14
14
13
13
15
19
18
18
18
11
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
6
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