Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.37° S 58.87° W

Elephant Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elephant Beach sea temperature is
4.9°C
0.9° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 1PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.8
NW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
9
8
6
5
4
5
18
34
50
66
100
110
110
113
117
88
88
70
66
64
62
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:49AM1.89m
6:55PM2.17m
7:26AM2.00m
7:40PM2.15m
8:02AM2.08m
8:22PM2.08m
Low Tide
1:12PM0.49m
1:45AM0.25m
1:52PM0.41m
2:15AM0.35m
2:29PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:05
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6:03
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6:01
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7:20
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7:21
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7:22
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Temp °C
7
7
8
7
6
5
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
5
Feels °C
3
2
3
2
1
1
-1
-3
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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