
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Beach today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 4AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | N 7 | N 8 | W 2 | N 7 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
392 | 286 | 196 | 163 | 108 | 88 | 67 | 48 | 37 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:08PM1.78m | 6:09AM1.50m | 5:56PM1.86m | 6:53AM1.55m | 6:39PM1.95m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.65m | 11:51AM1.00m | 1:11AM0.57m | 12:32PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Feels °C | -1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
9 | 286 | 196 | 163 | 108 | 88 | 67 | 48 | 37 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 15 | 37 | 35 | 22 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | NW 6 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 9 | E 5 | — | N 7 | N 6 |
2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | E 11 | E 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 5 | E 11 | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 |
392 | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 70 | 70 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 70 | 70 | 1423 | 1423 | 1186 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
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