Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 20s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 12AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 20 | S 20 | S 13 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 537 | 488 | 775 | 721 | 690 | 660 | 637 | 753 | 1535 | 1171 | 911 | 891 | 1033 | 855 | 638 | 412 | 325 | 507 | 465 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:36PM0.16m | 4:30AM0.22m | 3:02PM0.16m | 4:47AM0.23m | 3:22PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:19PM0.00m | 10:26AM0.11m | 9:37PM-0.00m | 10:52AM0.10m | 9:51PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 537 | 435 | 775 | 721 | 690 | 660 | 560 | 543 | 1234 | 1171 | 911 | 891 | 1033 | 855 | 638 | 412 | 325 | 507 | 465 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | — | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 207 | 265 | 359 | 359 | 449 | 573 | 637 | 753 | — | 280 | 347 | 403 | 396 | 235 | 225 | 225 | 226 | 49 | 95 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | S 24 | SSE 23 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | SSW 16 | S 11 |
| kJ | 45 | 97 | 179 | 338 | 353 | 304 | 336 | 502 | — | — | 209 | 356 | 155 | 133 | 95 | 118 | 92 | — | 146 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 13 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 350 | 488 | 383 | 265 | 165 | 140 | 169 | 149 | 1535 | 581 | 395 | 249 | 175 | 161 | 169 | 139 | 279 | 427 | 317 | 181 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1061 | 1061 | 169 | 11 | 11 | 448 | 11 | 613 | 971 | 449 | 169 | 196 | 448 | 169 | 11 | 671 | 1061 | 196 | 169 | 11 |
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