Elephant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.37° S 58.87° W

Elephant Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elephant Beach sea temperature is
4.1°C
1.2° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 5AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (02 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (02 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Icy conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
1
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)
0.8
N
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
7
1.2
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.5
WNW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.7
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
6
1.4
W
5
1.7
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
6
1
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
102
54
56
83
115
138
131
184
216
309
90
162
179
91
46
29
27
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
35
W
35
W
20
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
25
SE
20
SSE
10
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:40PM1.99m
11:00AM1.95m
11:29PM1.85m
11:46AM1.94m
Low Tide
4:11PM0.48m
4:33AM0.55m
5:01PM0.51m
5:07AM0.68m
6:04PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:22
 mm
1
2
3
Temp °C
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
4
4
5
3
3
1
3
2
1
Feels °C
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-1
-3
-2
-5
-3
-3
-6
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