Elephant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.37° S 58.87° W

Elephant Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elephant Beach sea temperature is
4.0°C
1.3° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 5AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Icy conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.3
NE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
164
166
202
216
158
49
40
26
15
15
10
10
10
4
4
4
0
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
35
W
40
W
40
WNW
35
W
25
WSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
35
SSE
35
S
30
S
25
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:29PM1.85m
11:46AM1.94m
00:28AM1.70m
12:41PM1.92m
Low Tide
5:01PM0.51m
5:07AM0.68m
6:04PM0.55m
5:51AM0.82m
7:34PM0.58m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:22
6:22
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
Feels °C
-4
-5
-5
-6
-5
-3
-4
-4
-6
-6
-6
-4
-7
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
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