Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Issued: 9 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Elim sea temperature is

19.9° C

Elim surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Elim today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 12AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	7s
Evening (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).
	Mon 13		Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	!	!	!	2	1	1	2	3	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 10	S 11	S 20	SSW 7	S 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 6	SSW 7	S 7	S 9	S 11	S 10	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	29	31	24	22	8	10	8	10	31	27	38	88	212	491	1495	2547	1767	1153	829	675	588	510	477	392
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide		7:13PM1.86m				7:55AM1.14m				8:04PM1.91m				8:47AM1.18m				8:54PM1.91m				9:37AM1.21m
Low Tide				2:05AM0.00m				1:26PM0.18m				2:55AM-0.05m				2:19PM0.17m				3:42AM-0.05m				3:10PM0.19m


	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	1
Temp °C	16	14	12	12	11	14	17	17	16	14	13	12	12	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	15	13	14	15
Feels °C	14	11	7	7	6	9	11	11	9	7	7	6	6	7	8	8	9	9	10	11	11	11	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 11	SSW 7	S 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 12	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 8	S 8
kJ	29	31	14	7	5	10	2	10	31	27	38	20	24	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	5	5	477	392
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 10	S 11	S 20	S 10	SSW 7	S 7	S 16	S 15	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	25	25	24	22	8	10	8	8	5	4	21	18	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	62	60
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	E 8	E 10	E 10	S 16	E 10	S 17	E 10	E 10	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	S 13
kJ	6	6	2	2	1	2	2	5	2	6	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 4	WSW 2	WSW 3	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	SW 5	WSW 4	W 4	WSW 4	SW 5	SW 6	SSW 7	S 7	S 9	S 11	S 10	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	—	—
kJ	12	1	8	16	12	16	27	7	12	19	36	88	212	491	1495	2547	1767	1153	829	675	588	510	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	81	81	81	81	81	542	101	378	138	86	34	34	34	190	34	119	139	139	34	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1			1	2	2	3		4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2
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