Elephant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.37° S 58.87° W

Elephant Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elephant Beach sea temperature is
4.1° C
1.2° 

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 Aug):

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

The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 7AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the W by Tue night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
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
1
1
1
1
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)
1.3
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
WNW
3
0.7
WNW
4
0.8
NW
4
1.4
NNW
5
1.8
NNW
6
2
NNW
6
2.2
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
223
224
191
187
185
185
156
148
113
110
87
65
60
44
9
11
17
77
193
329
516
394
304
398
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
SE
15
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SW
5
WSW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
40
NNW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
40
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:24AM1.91m
10:34PM2.14m
11:04AM1.88m
11:20PM1.92m
11:45AM1.83m
Low Tide
4:42AM0.21m
4:33PM0.50m
5:16AM0.40m
5:21PM0.57m
5:45AM0.60m
6:12PM0.66m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:04
8:03
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
6
5
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
7
Feels °C
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-2
-1
0
-1
-2
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