Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Issued: 3 am 22 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 (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 9AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (22 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).
	Wednesday 22								Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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)	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	ENE 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	S 8	S 10	S 10	S 12	S 13
Wave Graph
kJ	248	235	235	235	193	189	156	149	146	119	116	116	82	82	82	59	57	346	318	368	1158	1418	1887	2175
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NW	ESE	SE	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	SW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide		1:38AM1.06m				2:42PM1.30m				2:43AM0.95m				3:39PM1.32m				3:57AM0.90m					4:36PM1.36m
Low Tide				7:49AM0.37m				9:17PM0.55m				8:37AM0.43m					10:32PM0.52m			9:32AM0.47m


	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	13	14	17	18	18	17	16	15	14	16	19	19	18	15	12	9	8	10	13	14	13	12
Feels °C	13	12	11	12	16	17	15	13	12	11	10	12	14	15	12	7	4	2	1	4	7	9	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 8	S 10	S 10	S 12	S 13
kJ	248	235	235	235	193	189	156	149	146	119	116	116	82	82	82	59	57	40	40	368	799	996	1887	2175
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSW 6	S 10	SE 8	SE 7	S 17	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	31	31	31	31	31	18	18	20	21	20	19	8	8	8	10	7	2	2	6	28	24	24	24	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	E 12	—	E 12	—	E 10	E 9	E 9	SE 8	SE 8	S 10	SE 8	S 15	S 15	SE 7	S 17	SE 7	E 11	E 10	E 10
kJ	16	15	14	4	14	3	—	3	—	2	2	2	3	3	8	2	4	4	2	6	2	3	8	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	—	—	NNE 5	—	—	W 3	W 2	WSW 3	WSW 3	SW 4	SW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	W 3	SW 4	SSW 6	SSW 8	SSW 8	WSW 4	S 10	S 10	—	—
kJ	13	—	—	24	—	—	3	1	3	4	4	6	17	16	4	19	119	346	318	10	1158	1418	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	13	13	3	3	0	7	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	13	16	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	2	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	9	5	4	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	8	9	7

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