Elephant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.37° S 58.87° W

Elephant Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elephant Beach sea temperature is
4.2°C
1.0° 

Elephant Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Elephant Beach today (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 11AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Evening (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
1.1
W
4
1.2
W
5
1.1
W
5
1
W
4
1.1
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
4
1.3
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
5
1.8
WNW
5
1.9
WNW
5
1.9
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
5
1
W
4
0.6
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
11
13
42
60
51
38
54
72
72
52
69
59
50
80
133
180
206
200
118
40
30
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
45
W
45
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:50PM1.90m
3:07AM1.50m
3:08PM1.95m
4:30AM1.53m
4:23PM2.06m
Low Tide
6:56AM0.93m
9:19PM0.54m
8:42AM0.98m
10:46PM0.42m
10:25AM0.93m
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part cloud
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cloud
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part cloud
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clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:27
6:28
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Temp °C
0
1
3
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
7
6
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
4
4
Feels °C
-7
-5
-5
-4
-5
-4
-2
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
-1
-3
-2
-4
-5
-5
-4
-2
-4
-4
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