Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.6° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 4PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (26 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (26 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
8
1.6
S
7
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
330
231
170
138
279
454
563
492
436
357
251
235
167
135
104
99
72
90
89
88
68
66
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NW
15
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SE
20
E
10
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:42AM1.69m
9:02PM1.34m
9:22AM1.76m
9:49PM1.28m
10:05AM1.79m
10:40PM1.20m
Low Tide
3:07PM0.09m
2:54AM0.10m
3:55PM0.05m
3:34AM0.15m
4:46PM0.05m
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light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
21
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
16
16
17
20
21
19
19
19
Feels °C
18
18
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
14
16
15
13
14
17
17
15
17
18
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