Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.37° S 58.87° W

Elephant Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elephant Beach sea temperature is
5.8°C
0.1° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • 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 5AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
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 Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.8
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
12
13
17
19
25
28
38
31
23
23
25
27
44
44
56
93
120
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:57PM1.44m
11:43AM1.75m
00:57AM1.32m
12:36PM1.66m
Low Tide
5:47PM0.67m
4:35AM1.02m
7:00PM0.75m
5:13AM1.08m
8:27PM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
9
7
7
8
9
11
10
9
8
7
6
6
9
9
9
8
7
Feels °C
5
5
4
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
3
3
5
4
3
3
2
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