Elim surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 19 May 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
22.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elim today?

The current surf forecast for Elim at 2PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (19 May)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (19 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
2
1
2
2
4
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4
4
3
4
3
4
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
3
SSW
9
3
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1129
1296
1202
1018
932
754
680
616
1215
1453
1478
1509
1509
1273
1249
1223
1090
1035
1146
893
860
725
671
618
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
W
10
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:04AM1.13m
10:11PM1.84m
11:03AM1.08m
11:05PM1.75m
12:07PM1.04m
00:03AM1.64m
Low Tide
4:11AM-0.01m
3:31PM0.24m
5:08AM0.03m
4:25PM0.32m
6:08AM0.08m
5:24PM0.40m
light rain
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:57
4:57
4:55
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
20
20
18
17
16
16
15
16
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
20
20
15
13
12
11
12
10
11
12
10
10
11
12
11
11
13
13
14
12
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
2.2
S
9
2.4
S
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
Energy kJ
1129
1296
1202
1018
932
754
680
610
775
977
410
339
284
284
235
235
1090
1035
972
183
179
175
136
136
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
530
468
225
225
225
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.5
SW
3
0.8
SW
4
1.1
SSW
5
1.7
S
7
2.1
S
8
3
SSW
9
3
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
5
4
20
62
311
616
1215
1453
1478
1509
1509
1273
1249
1223
1146
893
860
725
671
618
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
2
4
2
4
4
3
4
3
1
Distance (km)
3
0
0
34
16
16
16
0
16
16
16
16
34
0
0
16
0
16
0
34
119
150
139
96
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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