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Elim surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elim today?

The current surf forecast for Elim at 12AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (21 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
!
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
1.8
SE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SE
2.4
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2
SSE
1.6
ESE
1.7
SSE
1.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)121211111111121010101010101011111111111111121112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2274247018531829165814759131275118612341170114712201294125413011257132212131151973722661575
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:22PM
1.76
11:05AM
1.10
11:16PM
1.69
12:11PM
1.01
12:17AM
1.60
1:28PM
0.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:12AM
0.09
4:35PM
0.31
6:17AM
0.16
5:31PM
0.41
7:28AM
0.21
Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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Sunset-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)141514151414151414151615151616161715161616161718
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