Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Issued: 9 am 17 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 (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 12PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Evening (17 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Sun night).
	Friday 17						Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	SE 7	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	153	158	149	215	170	141	139	153	196	279	229	515	390	980	1693	1481	1243	1218	1115	1004	911	814
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross
High Tide			10:26AM1.23m				10:27PM1.73m				11:14AM1.25m				11:12PM1.57m				12:03PM1.27m
Low Tide	4:27AM-0.03m				4:01PM0.23m				5:09AM0.03m				4:54PM0.31m				5:49AM0.11m				5:50PM0.40m


	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—
mm	1	1	1	—	—	2	1	2	1	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	17	17	16	16	15	16	16	17	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	17	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	13	11	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	12	13	13	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	S 7	S 7	ESE 7	SSW 9	ESE 7	S 8	S 11	S 11	S 11	E 8	SSE 20	E 8	E 11	SSE 19	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	94	83	62	141	25	141	71	114	83	55	229	78	390	980	120	1481	1243	1218	1115	1004	911	814
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 8	S 7	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 21	S 21	S 21	SSE 21	S 20	SSE 20	S 10	S 10	SSE 18	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 14
kJ	23	13	13	61	11	24	25	35	79	79	83	123	76	45	17	110	160	156	149	134	176	180
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 15	SSW 11	—	—	—	S 21	—	S 18	S 20	SSE 19	SE 19	S 9	S 9	S 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 16	SE 16
kJ	56	52	44	18	17	42	—	—	—	79	—	6	121	73	14	14	24	23	17	35	82	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	S 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	SE 7	SSE 6	ESE 8	S 6	SSE 6	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	153	158	149	215	170	92	139	153	196	279	109	515	101	109	1693	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Lakes Beach NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Headlands NSW - Illawarra	Sandon Point NSW - Illawarra	Bellambi Point NSW - Illawarra	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Lady Jane Bay NSW - Sydney North Coast	Lady Jane Bay NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Newcastle -The Harbour NSW - Newcastle	Newcastle -The Harbour NSW - Newcastle	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Tuncurry-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	4	3	2	4	4
Distance (km)	16	138	139	139	16	16	16	16	81	193	261	272	272	190	190	205	205	190	96	96	16	16
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Saltwater				Saltwater	Scotts Head	Scotts Head	Scotts Head	Scotts Head	Scotts Head											Saltwater	North Haven
Rating (10 max)	2				2	2	2	2	2	3											4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Kleinemonde South Africa	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	6	6	5	5	6	7	6	6	9	7	8	9	8	6	5	6	6	5	6	6	7

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