
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Beach today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
62 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 52 | 83 | 102 | 107 | 148 | 245 | 443 | 498 | 498 | 463 | 432 | 456 | 391 | 337 | 287 | 232 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:23AM1.99m | 10:51PM1.81m | 10:59AM1.92m | 11:37PM1.63m | 11:39AM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44PM0.51m | 4:34AM0.74m | 5:26PM0.61m | 4:54AM0.89m | 6:20PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Feels °C | -4 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
62 | 42 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 498 | 463 | 432 | 456 | 391 | 337 | 287 | 232 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
29 | 22 | 20 | 27 | 52 | 83 | 102 | 107 | 148 | 245 | 443 | 498 | — | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 876 | 1423 | 1423 | 70 | 1423 | 1412 | 1390 | 1422 | 1390 | 1390 | 1422 | 654 | 84 | 70 | 654 | 70 | 1412 | 654 | 70 | 70 |
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