
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Beach today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 9PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
222 | 273 | 294 | 264 | 239 | 210 | 173 | 137 | 105 | 80 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 28 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:58PM1.62m | 4:40AM1.35m | 4:00PM1.68m | 5:15AM1.46m | 4:51PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33PM0.65m | 9:58AM1.04m | 11:11PM0.55m | 10:50AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 |
140 | 87 | 294 | 264 | 239 | 210 | 173 | 137 | 105 | 80 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 28 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
— | 27 | 114 | 112 | 108 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 40 | 39 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
— | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
222 | 273 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 22 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 654 | 84 | 84 | 1856 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1422 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 1423 | 70 |
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