Elephant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.37° S 58.87° W

Elephant Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 10AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (16 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (16 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
1.1
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.5
NW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.5
N
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1
N
9
0.9
N
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.5
N
8
2.1
N
7
2.2
N
8
2.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
83
102
136
189
261
443
578
493
463
422
380
333
333
294
243
249
150
112
202
295
380
551
603
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
N
30
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:59AM1.92m
11:37PM1.63m
11:39AM1.82m
00:29AM1.47m
12:24PM1.71m
Low Tide
4:34AM0.74m
5:26PM0.61m
4:54AM0.89m
6:20PM0.72m
5:21AM1.01m
7:37PM0.80m
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:54
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6:42
6:44
6:45
 mm
2
Temp °C
3
3
3
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
6
6
Feels °C
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-1
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
-1
-3
-3
-1
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