Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Issued: 9 pm 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 6AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	7s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Evening (15 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu night).
	Tue 14		Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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)	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	!	!	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 12	S 11	SSW 6	SSW 7	S 7	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	19	25	37	121	187	382	1107	1649	1586	1164	754	533	481	290	235	257	264	190	181	145	115	103	127	151
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off
High Tide		8:04PM1.91m				8:47AM1.18m				8:54PM1.91m				9:37AM1.21m				9:41PM1.84m					10:26AM1.23m
Low Tide				2:55AM-0.05m				2:19PM0.17m				3:42AM-0.05m				3:10PM0.19m					4:27AM-0.03m


	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	2	1	1	—	1	2	—	1	1	1	—	—	1	1	—	1	2
Temp °C	16	14	13	12	12	15	15	15	16	16	17	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17
Feels °C	10	7	7	6	6	8	8	8	9	10	11	10	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 11	SSW 10	S 12	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7
kJ	17	9	37	21	24	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	4	290	235	257	264	190	181	145	115	103	81	74
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 12	E 10	S 15	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	S 18	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 15
kJ	19	25	2	18	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	25	80	73	73	85	96	55	52	44	40
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	S 17	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 20	—	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 12	E 8	SSW 12	NE 9	S 19
kJ	2	6	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	24	52	52	53	11	11	26	3	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 3	WSW 4	SW 4	SSW 6	SSW 7	S 7	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	8	19	43	121	187	382	1107	1649	1586	1164	754	533	481	68	80	—	—	—	—	85	88	103	127	151
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Forster Beach 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	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Elim NSW - Port Macquarie	Zenith Beach NSW - Newcastle	Shallows NSW - Newcastle	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Elim NSW - Port Macquarie	Elim NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Newport Reef NSW - Sydney North Coast	Newport Reef NSW - Sydney North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	13	81	86	0	34	34	150	190	150	139	190	34	34	0	56	106	16	16	16	0	0	16	186	186
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Forster Beach	North Haven	Bonny Hills	Bonny Hills	North Haven	Scotts Head	Hat Head		Scotts Head	Scotts Head	Scotts Head	Saltwater	North Haven	Saltwater			Saltwater	Hat Head	Forster Beach (Nambucca)	Scotts Head	North Haven	North Haven
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2		3	4	4	3	3	2			2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	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	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cow Bombie WA - Margaret River	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	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	6	9	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	4
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Haakgat South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	7	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	6	7

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