Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
20.4°C
1.0° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 10AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (01 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
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Saturday
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10 PM
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1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
1.3
NE
6
0.5
S
12
1.3
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
173
168
116
67
94
157
195
164
121
227
93
121
255
295
277
452
394
119
119
108
105
214
279
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
NE
25
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
15
N
15
N
20
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
20
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
SE
25
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:37PM1.19m
10:59AM1.61m
11:34PM1.07m
11:56AM1.55m
00:46AM0.98m
1:04PM1.50m
Low Tide
4:22AM0.26m
5:44PM0.23m
5:10AM0.35m
6:55PM0.28m
6:12AM0.44m
8:16PM0.30m
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Temp °C
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19
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16
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Feels °C
11
11
12
16
15
14
15
14
13
13
13
16
15
14
16
16
17
17
17
19
20
16
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14
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