Elephant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.37° S 58.87° W

Elephant Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elephant Beach sea temperature is
4.6° C
0.8° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 4PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
NW
4
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.7
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.1
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
7
3
3
1
6
10
12
12
10
10
10
12
37
60
75
85
98
97
70
68
47
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:10PM1.85m
3:08AM1.60m
3:21PM1.93m
4:29AM1.61m
4:32PM2.06m
Low Tide
7:25AM0.80m
8:57PM0.61m
8:41AM0.88m
10:32PM0.49m
10:08AM0.89m
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cloud
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:22
8:19
8:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:42
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
1
1
3
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
Feels °C
-2
-3
-1
-1
-1
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-5
-8
-9
-11
-11
-11
-9
-7
-6
-4
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