Elephant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.37° S 58.87° W

Elephant Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elephant Beach sea temperature is
4.9° C
0.6° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 9AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
5
1.6
W
5
1
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
6
0.6
W
4
0.5
WNW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
7
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
N
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.5
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.3
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
126
40
22
15
10
9
14
6
3
4
6
9
0
0
0
262
302
313
311
305
265
223
223
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:54AM1.48m
3:16PM1.69m
4:10AM1.44m
4:14PM1.72m
5:16AM1.46m
5:08PM1.78m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.92m
10:34PM0.78m
9:59AM1.00m
11:38PM0.72m
11:00AM1.03m
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:44
8:42
8:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:22
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
Feels °C
-7
-7
-5
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-4
-3
-2
-1
1
1
0
0
-1
0
1
1
3
1
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