Elephant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.37° S 58.87° W

Elephant Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 15 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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 4AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (16 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (16 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
1
W
4
1.3
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.4
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.7
NNW
6
2
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
1.6
N
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.1
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
27
41
80
90
119
159
207
381
549
470
393
422
383
337
337
301
190
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
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
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:40
6:42
6:44
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
4
3
3
3
3
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
6
Feels °C
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-4
-1
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
1
0
2
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