Elephant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.37° S 58.87° W

Elephant Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elephant Beach sea temperature is
4.2° C
1.1° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 9AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (17 Aug)--
Evening (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue morning, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, strong winds from the W by Tue night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.5
W
3
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.8
NW
4
1.5
N
10
2
NNW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.6
NNW
7
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1
NNW
8
1.3
W
5
1.6
WNW
5
1.5
WNW
5
1.7
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
110
87
65
0
0
4
10
13
24
477
282
245
292
358
331
434
394
329
110
72
111
90
162
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
40
W
45
W
45
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:04AM1.88m
11:20PM1.92m
11:45AM1.83m
00:09AM1.71m
12:29PM1.77m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.40m
5:21PM0.57m
5:45AM0.60m
6:12PM0.66m
6:11AM0.78m
7:12PM0.75m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:00
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:59
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
Feels °C
3
3
1
2
3
2
0
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
-1
1
1
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-3
-4
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