Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Issued: 9 am 14 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) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 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 3PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s 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)	1ft (0.3m)	7s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	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 afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu night).
	Tuesday 14						Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	!	!	!	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 11	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 16	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 6	SSW 7	S 8	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	8	10	10	21	19	25	40	113	204	567	1367	1849	1553	999	637	551	463	367	373	351	309	257	217	177
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		7:55AM1.14m				8:04PM1.91m				8:47AM1.18m				8:54PM1.91m				9:37AM1.21m				9:41PM1.84m
Low Tide				1:26PM0.18m				2:55AM-0.05m				2:19PM0.17m				3:42AM-0.05m				3:10PM0.19m


	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48
	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	5:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	3	1	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—
Temp °C	12	14	17	17	16	14	13	12	12	14	13	16	16	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16
Feels °C	7	8	11	11	9	7	7	6	5	7	7	8	8	10	10	10	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 12	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	5	10	10	21	17	9	40	21	24	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	5	367	373	351	309	257	217	177
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SSW 6	S 11	S 11	S 16	S 12	E 10	S 15	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 17	S 17	S 17
kJ	8	7	2	2	19	25	2	18	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	46	43	44	51	49	51
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	S 11	S 20	S 16	E 10	S 17	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 13	S 13	S 12
kJ	1	10	8	5	2	6	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	22	53	13	13	26
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	W 4	W 3	WSW 4	SW 5	SSW 6	SSW 7	S 8	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	ESE 6	—	—	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	16	19	20	6	8	19	49	113	204	567	1367	1849	1553	999	637	551	463	56	—	—	—	53	68	65
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Bears Beach NSW - Far South	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Bonny Hills NSW - Port Macquarie	Elim NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Plantation Point NSW - South Coast	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Palm Beach NSW - Sydney North Coast	Boat Ramp NSW - Newcastle	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Elim NSW - Port Macquarie	Hawks Nest-Mungo Brush NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Elim NSW - Port Macquarie	Elim NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	81	81	81	510	81	81	86	0	34	34	350	34	150	139	180	139	34	0	22	16	0	0	16	16
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	North Haven	North Haven	North Haven		North Haven	North Haven	Bonny Hills	Bonny Hills	North Haven	Scotts Head		Saltwater	Hat Head	Scotts Head		Scotts Head	Scotts Head	Saltwater	Hawks Nest-Mungo Brush	Tuncurry-North Wall	Saltwater	Saltwater	Forster Beach (Nambucca)	Scotts Head
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	2	2		4	3	4		3	3	3	2	1	3	3	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bruny Island - Jawbones TAS - East Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	5	7	5	5	9	9	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	6	5	5	5
Header Global	Bancoora Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Antiques Maldives	Balnarring Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Bali Village Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	6	9	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	9	9

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