Elim Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elim sea temperature is
19.0°C
0.1° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 6PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
S
9
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1.3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
925
879
694
595
487
416
348
283
283
295
235
461
390
261
251
164
157
145
130
157
157
258
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
NE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:10AM1.25m
8:13PM1.61m
8:44AM1.32m
8:48PM1.58m
9:19AM1.39m
9:24PM1.52m
Low Tide
1:55PM0.24m
2:42AM0.09m
2:35PM0.22m
3:12AM0.08m
3:16PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
Temp °C
14
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
14
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
15
14
15
15
16
14
14
14
12
11
12
14
13
12
12
11
12
13
14
14
14
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