Elephant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.37° S 58.87° W

Elephant Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elephant Beach sea temperature is
4.2°C
1.0° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 8AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (06 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (06 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
4
1
W
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.6
NW
5
0.9
WNW
4
1.1
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
5
1.8
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
2
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
5
1.1
W
5
0.8
NW
6
0.9
WSW
4
0.6
NNW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
5
1
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
36
36
27
20
20
46
33
57
133
215
238
261
166
61
46
25
23
16
19
22
35
61
45
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
35
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
25
NW
30
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
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
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:07AM1.50m
3:08PM1.95m
4:30AM1.53m
4:23PM2.06m
5:35AM1.62m
5:27PM2.20m
Low Tide
8:42AM0.98m
10:46PM0.42m
10:25AM0.93m
11:54PM0.27m
11:35AM0.81m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:28
6:30
 mm
Temp °C
4
4
4
5
5
7
6
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
5
4
3
3
2
4
5
5
5
4
Feels °C
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-5
-3
-2
-4
-4
-4
-3
0
-2
-3
-3
-3
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