
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Beach today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s 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 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (20 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Elephant Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | W 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
208 | 164 | 131 | 103 | 36 | 36 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:11AM1.29m | 2:43PM1.60m | 4:38AM1.32m | 3:59PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16PM0.82m | 7:37AM1.16m | 10:37PM0.76m | 9:47AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -7 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
208 | 164 | 131 | 103 | 36 | 45 | 58 | 45 | 47 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 28 | 19 | 21 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | NE 11 | SW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 |
— | — | — | 57 | 42 | 36 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | 29 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 19 | 43 | 56 | 68 | 73 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 38 | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 654 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 915 | 1577 | 1489 | 1451 | 1592 | 1922 | 1872 | 1905 | 1922 | 1944 | 876 | 876 |
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