Elim Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
19.1°C
0.2° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 7PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
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)
1.4
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.2
S
10
1
S
9
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
1.5
NNE
6
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
1.2
SW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
8
1.5
S
8
2
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
547
507
268
157
107
102
118
172
123
87
154
65
68
46
30
131
151
218
253
580
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
E
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
10
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:20PM1.45m
2:01AM0.96m
2:36PM1.47m
3:33AM0.95m
3:52PM1.52m
Low Tide
8:18PM0.39m
7:38AM0.43m
9:45PM0.34m
9:00AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
19
23
26
27
24
22
19
16
18
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
15
18
22
23
20
19
12
9
10
14
12
13
13
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