Elim Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
19.4° C
0.5° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 5PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
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)
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
1.5
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
10
2.3
SSW
10
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.2
S
12
2.4
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
116
82
82
82
59
181
302
222
917
999
1112
882
1459
2314
2062
1555
1092
811
585
477
400
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:39PM1.32m
3:57AM0.90m
4:36PM1.36m
5:06AM0.89m
5:27PM1.41m
Low Tide
8:37AM0.43m
10:32PM0.52m
9:32AM0.47m
11:35PM0.47m
10:30AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
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>
6:46
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
13
16
19
19
18
16
12
10
9
10
12
13
13
13
11
10
9
11
15
17
16
15
Feels °C
9
13
15
14
13
9
5
3
2
3
7
9
9
10
7
6
5
8
11
14
13
12
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