Elephant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.37° S 58.87° W

Elephant Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elephant Beach sea temperature is
4.9° C
0.6° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 3PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 23). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
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)
1.4
W
5
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
6
1
N
6
1.1
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.2
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.3
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
18
15
11
6
6
6
3
2
6
9
32
78
0
0
164
228
271
0
265
223
212
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
5
NNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
3:16PM1.69m
4:10AM1.44m
4:14PM1.72m
5:16AM1.46m
5:08PM1.78m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.92m
10:34PM0.78m
9:59AM1.00m
11:38PM0.72m
11:00AM1.03m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:44
8:42
8:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
Feels °C
-6
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
-3
-3
-5
-4
-3
0
1
3
0
-1
-1
-1
0
0
1
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