Elim Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 152.53° E

Elim 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elim sea temperature is
19.3° C
0.4° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Elim at 10AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (28 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
4
3
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
1.3
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
2
S
12
2.2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
108
95
58
44
28
28
24
24
17
16
24
22
21
19
17
145
191
158
1084
1151
819
580
464
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
ENE
10
E
5
NE
10
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:28AM1.01m
7:33PM1.60m
8:05AM1.06m
8:09PM1.63m
8:40AM1.11m
8:43PM1.65m
Low Tide
1:44AM0.27m
12:54PM0.35m
2:19AM0.21m
1:34PM0.31m
2:52AM0.17m
2:13PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
14
17
17
18
17
14
13
13
15
18
18
16
13
11
9
9
10
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
14
12
11
13
15
15
17
16
10
8
9
10
12
11
9
6
4
2
3
5
8
8
10
10
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