
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.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s 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) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | W 5 | W 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
131 | 103 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 43 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:43PM1.60m | 4:38AM1.32m | 3:59PM1.65m | 5:28AM1.38m | 4:54PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM1.16m | 10:37PM0.76m | 9:47AM1.12m | 11:31PM0.66m | 10:52AM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -6 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
131 | 103 | 36 | 45 | 59 | 45 | 47 | 35 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 46 | 51 | 107 | 131 | 325 | 298 | 298 | 233 | 176 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 7 | — | E 12 | — | W 5 | NE 11 | SW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | — | NE 12 | — | — | N 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 |
— | 57 | 42 | 36 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | — | 72 | — | — | 12 | 46 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 56 | 68 | 71 | 49 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 43 | 52 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 915 | 1577 | 1482 | 1451 | 1488 | 1592 | 1898 | 1898 | 1922 | 1944 | 1944 | 876 | 876 | 876 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 1182 | 1423 | 84 |
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