Elephant Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.37° S 58.87° W

Elephant Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elephant Beach sea temperature is
4.5° C
0.8° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Elephant Beach at 8PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (19 Aug)5ft (1.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Icy conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
1.6
WNW
5
1.5
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
5
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
6
1.1
SW
4
1.3
SW
5
1.5
WSW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.1
SW
4
1
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.2
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
92
106
96
85
65
59
51
67
103
77
59
74
45
39
44
46
58
70
87
Wind (km/h)
35
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SSW
35
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
45
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:29PM1.77m
1:05AM1.52m
1:18PM1.70m
2:16AM1.40m
2:20PM1.65m
Low Tide
7:12PM0.75m
6:39AM0.94m
8:28PM0.81m
7:24AM1.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:01
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
3
4
Feels °C
-4
-4
-3
-4
-3
-3
-5
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-5
-6
-6
-5
-6
-5
-8
-8
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