
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 1AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
539 | 512 | 405 | 400 | 394 | 389 | 321 | 289 | 285 | 217 | 207 | 156 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 121 | 180 | 166 | 157 | 186 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:44PM0.10m | 2:44AM0.19m | 2:20PM0.10m | 2:28AM0.20m | 1:59PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58PM0.09m | 10:14AM0.08m | 7:03PM0.07m | 9:35AM0.08m | 7:13PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
539 | 512 | 405 | 400 | 394 | 389 | 321 | 137 | 132 | 129 | 124 | 124 | 98 | 124 | 121 | 121 | 180 | 166 | 157 | 186 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
166 | 137 | 137 | 140 | 137 | 137 | 135 | 289 | 285 | 217 | 207 | 156 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 113 | 113 | 90 | 86 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
— | — | — | — | 8 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 93 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 81 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 196 | 196 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 49 | 196 | 169 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 196 | 943 | 184 | 167 | 0 |
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