Elim Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elim sea temperature is
19.1° C
0.2° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 1AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (30 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (30 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
0
0
1
1
2
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
1.4
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.4
S
12
2.2
S
11
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
9
2
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
10
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
17
171
149
511
1130
1009
786
587
538
1019
1009
881
751
908
771
815
804
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:09PM1.63m
8:40AM1.11m
8:43PM1.65m
9:16AM1.15m
9:16PM1.63m
Low Tide
2:52AM0.17m
2:13PM0.29m
3:23AM0.14m
2:51PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
17
14
11
10
10
12
14
14
14
14
12
13
12
13
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
7
4
4
4
7
9
8
10
11
8
9
8
8
10
11
10
11
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