Elephant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.37° S 58.87° W

Elephant Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elephant Beach sea temperature is
5.0° 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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 9AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jul)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1
N
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
2.4
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
2.3
NNE
8
2.1
N
9
2
N
9
0.4
SW
2
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
139
200
169
179
159
154
130
121
111
111
89
58
47
60
0
0
0
0
0
1
18
29
24
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
5
W
15
SE
30
ESE
40
E
45
E
40
E
45
ENE
35
ENE
15
NE
20
NW
15
WSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:44AM1.79m
5:48PM2.22m
6:45AM1.84m
6:44PM2.39m
7:41AM1.88m
7:38PM2.51m
Low Tide
11:26AM0.75m
00:49AM0.19m
12:28PM0.71m
1:52AM0.04m
1:26PM0.65m
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light rain
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:55
8:55
8:53
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5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
4
7
7
2
1
Temp °C
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
5
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
6
6
5
4
4
4
3
Feels °C
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
0
1
3
-1
-4
-7
-7
-5
-7
-5
2
2
1
-4
-5
-4
-4
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