Elephant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.37° S 58.87° W

Elephant Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elephant Beach sea temperature is
4.4°C
1.0° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 11PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)--
Afternoon (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (22 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.6
W
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
1.2
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.6
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
8
1.2
N
9
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
1.2
N
10
0.5
W
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
19
25
35
68
159
198
200
233
233
243
212
181
130
0
0
6
2
262
6
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
5
NW
15
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:54PM1.75m
6:02AM1.47m
5:38PM1.87m
6:32AM1.57m
6:17PM1.98m
Low Tide
10:52AM1.03m
00:09AM0.54m
11:35AM0.92m
00:40AM0.43m
12:11PM0.79m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:52
6:52
6:54
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
5
4
3
2
3
4
5
5
3
Feels °C
-3
-4
-3
-4
-3
-4
-3
-3
-2
1
3
1
-2
-4
-6
-4
-3
-1
0
-2
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