
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Beach today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 7PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the E by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
190 | 207 | 181 | 129 | 102 | 93 | 68 | 51 | 40 | 33 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 320 | 417 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:48PM2.22m | 6:45AM1.84m | 6:44PM2.39m | 7:41AM1.88m | 7:38PM2.51m | 8:33AM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26AM0.75m | 00:49AM0.19m | 12:28PM0.71m | 1:52AM0.04m | 1:26PM0.65m | 2:49AM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | |
— | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Feels °C | -3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
113 | 85 | 84 | 129 | 102 | 93 | 68 | 51 | 40 | 33 | 34 | — | — | 320 | 715 | 647 | 530 | 402 | 311 | 193 | 158 | 118 | 92 | 90 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 14 | E 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 15 | E 14 |
— | 4 | 4 | 60 | 57 | 53 | 37 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 417 | 339 | 215 | 154 | 117 | 73 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 15 | E 14 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 24 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
190 | 207 | 181 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 67 | 289 | 431 | 689 | 955 | 941 | — | — | 7 | 29 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 654 | 1186 | 1390 | 84 | 70 | 0 | 19 | 876 | 876 | 1007 | 1007 | 1007 | 654 | 654 | 19 | 70 | 654 | 876 | 654 | 70 | 70 | 876 | 84 | 1451 |
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