Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
405 | 459 | 279 | 218 | 444 | 441 | 425 | 188 | 136 | 119 | 179 | 128 | 186 | 135 | 133 | 102 | 107 | 107 | 95 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNW 7 | NNE 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNE 10 |
104 | 64 | 279 | 218 | 55 | 62 | 55 | 188 | 136 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 102 | 61 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 25 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 10 | N 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 10 | E 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NW 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | WNW 10 |
12 | 3 | 82 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | S 5 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | NNE 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | E 11 | E 11 |
— | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | W 4 | W 4 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
405 | 459 | 50 | 50 | 444 | 441 | 425 | 74 | 73 | 119 | 179 | 128 | 186 | 135 | 133 | 102 | 107 | 107 | 95 | 85 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1007 | 1007 | 1007 | 1007 | 1412 | 915 | 1451 | 915 | 915 | 1451 | 1007 | 1007 | 1451 | 1858 | 1479 | 876 | 1922 | 1922 | 1944 | 1922 |
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