Elephant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.37° S 58.87° W

Elephant Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elephant Beach sea temperature is
4.2° C
1.1° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 6PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NNW
7
2
NNW
8
1.5
N
8
1.3
NNW
8
2
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1.7
WNW
5
1.8
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
5
1.8
WNW
5
1.6
W
5
1.6
WSW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.5
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
405
459
279
218
444
441
425
188
136
119
179
128
186
135
133
102
107
107
95
85
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
W
35
W
40
W
45
W
40
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
40
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
Wind State
on
on
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:45AM1.83m
00:09AM1.71m
12:29PM1.77m
1:05AM1.52m
1:18PM1.70m
Low Tide
6:12PM0.66m
6:11AM0.78m
7:12PM0.75m
6:39AM0.94m
8:28PM0.81m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Feels °C
-1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-5
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
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