
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Beach today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 7PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 38 | 38 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 46 | 46 | 57 | 81 | 142 | 219 | 280 | 323 | 264 | 257 | 231 | 220 | 208 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:43AM1.75m | 00:57AM1.32m | 12:36PM1.66m | 2:19AM1.26m | 1:44PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00PM0.75m | 5:13AM1.08m | 8:27PM0.77m | 6:26AM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 79 | 115 | 111 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | N 14 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 7 | 16 | 29 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 |
34 | 38 | 38 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 46 | 46 | 57 | 81 | 142 | 219 | 280 | 323 | 264 | 257 | 231 | 220 | 208 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1948 | 1948 | 1922 | 1922 | 1390 | 1186 | 876 | 84 | 1948 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 1412 | 1412 | 1390 | 1948 | 1922 | 1856 |
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