Elephant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.37° S 58.87° W

Elephant Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elephant Beach sea temperature is
5.1° C
0.5° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 8AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.4
NW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.9
E
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
441
355
323
253
212
172
172
138
110
87
65
47
11
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
20
WSW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
9:22AM1.86m
9:21PM2.55m
10:10AM1.83m
10:11PM2.43m
10:58AM1.79m
Low Tide
3:13PM0.57m
4:34AM-0.03m
4:06PM0.56m
5:23AM0.08m
5:00PM0.60m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:52
8:51
8:49
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
5
4
5
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
Feels °C
1
0
-2
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-3
-3
-4
-3
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-2
-1
-4
-5
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