Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.37° S 58.87° W

Elephant Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elephant Beach sea temperature is
5.5°C
0.3° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 12PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (12 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (12 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.5
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
87
85
107
117
147
186
196
238
280
266
228
204
140
111
79
68
48
47
54
39
20
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:37AM2.11m
9:04PM1.99m
9:11AM2.10m
9:45PM1.87m
9:46AM2.05m
Low Tide
3:04PM0.36m
3:00AM0.61m
3:38PM0.40m
3:20AM0.73m
4:14PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:58
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5:56
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5:54
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7:24
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7:25
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2
1
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Temp °C
5
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
9
10
8
8
Feels °C
-1
0
0
0
-1
-2
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
2
2
3
3
2
2
4
4
3
4
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