
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Beach today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 8PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | W 4 | W 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
207 | 207 | 196 | 159 | 131 | 91 | 84 | 66 | 44 | 45 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:11AM2.10m | 9:45PM1.87m | 9:46AM2.05m | 10:26PM1.73m | 10:22AM1.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38PM0.40m | 3:20AM0.73m | 4:14PM0.47m | 3:41AM0.84m | 4:55PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
90 | 75 | 75 | 65 | 131 | 91 | 84 | 66 | 44 | 45 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | NNW 5 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 65 | 67 | 47 | 79 | 77 | 64 | 45 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | NNE 5 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 |
207 | 207 | 196 | 159 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 654 | 1922 | 1922 | 654 | 84 | 84 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 1863 | 1864 | 1905 | 1948 | 1948 | 1922 | 1922 |
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