Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Issued: 3 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Elim sea temperature is

19.5° 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 (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 6AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Evening (21 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).
	Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	530	459	402	394	342	288	288	282	289	248	235	197	193	189	185	181	146	146	116	116	82	82	62	59
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	E	ESE	NW	NW	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	off
High Tide	00:45AM1.21m					1:46PM1.29m				1:38AM1.06m				2:42PM1.30m				2:43AM0.95m				3:39PM1.32m
Low Tide				7:07AM0.29m				8:00PM0.53m				7:49AM0.37m				9:17PM0.55m				8:37AM0.43m


	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	15	16	16	17	16	15	14	13	14	17	18	18	17	16	15	14	16	18	19	18	14
Feels °C	13	12	12	14	14	13	14	14	13	12	11	13	16	16	16	13	12	11	10	12	13	15	11	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	530	459	402	394	342	288	288	282	289	248	235	197	193	189	185	181	146	146	116	116	82	82	62	59
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 6	S 10
kJ	118	114	82	81	81	56	55	50	31	31	31	31	31	31	18	20	21	20	8	8	8	8	27	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 14	S 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 12	E 12	WSW 3	—	—	E 10	E 9	E 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	18	16	17	22	48	40	38	17	16	15	4	13	12	3	2	—	—	2	2	2	3	3	3	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNW 3	NNE 4	—	WSW 3	—	W 3	W 2	WSW 4	WSW 4	SW 4	SSW 5	SSW 6	W 3	SW 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	12	20	29	4	15	—	3	—	4	1	5	7	9	17	29	4	40
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	3	0	0	0	15	23	58	23	13	3	3	0	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	16
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	5	3	5	5	5	5	4	2	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	9	9	5	5	4	4	5

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