
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Beach today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 1AM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Fri morning, min 2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | NW 6 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | 30 | 38 | 36 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 23 | 55 | 59 | 85 | 106 | 74 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:44AM1.61m | 2:18PM1.68m | 2:54AM1.48m | 3:16PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07PM0.77m | 8:15AM0.79m | 9:20PM0.79m | 9:01AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Feels °C | -5 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
64 | 64 | 62 | 59 | 58 | 60 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | WNW 6 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | E 12 | E 12 |
9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | — | SE 7 |
6 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 |
36 | 30 | 38 | 36 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 23 | 55 | 59 | 85 | 106 | 74 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 70 | 654 | 654 | 70 | 70 | 2155 | 1423 | 1423 | 654 | 876 | 876 | 876 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 1479 | 876 |
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