Elephant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.37° S 58.87° W

Elephant Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elephant Beach sea temperature is
4.5° C
0.8° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 10AM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
0
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
SW
4
1
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.6
SW
5
1.7
SSW
5
0.2
WNW
8
0.3
NW
12
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
W
6
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
39
52
52
46
75
80
110
142
7
24
16
2
7
6
3
3
2
2
5
2
1
2
1
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
45
WSW
50
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:20PM1.65m
3:43AM1.35m
3:32PM1.65m
5:01AM1.38m
4:39PM1.71m
Low Tide
7:24AM1.06m
9:57PM0.82m
8:51AM1.12m
11:13PM0.76m
10:29AM1.10m
rain showers
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:52
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:05
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
2
1
0
-1
-2
-1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
Feels °C
-6
-6
-7
-7
-5
-6
-8
-11
-11
-12
-13
-13
-12
-10
-9
-8
-7
-5
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-3
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