Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (17 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 9PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 9 | SW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 254 | 371 | 325 | 264 | 180 | 138 | 113 | 110 | 206 | 307 | 257 | 120 | 115 | 82 | 62 | 184 | 246 | 352 | 423 | 469 | 493 | 487 | 457 | 505 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:08AM0.19m | 9:10AM0.19m | 10:03AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.02m | 11:11PM0.03m | 11:11PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 |
Feels °C | 33 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 60 | 41 | 88 | 85 | 94 | 113 | 110 | 110 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 73 | 62 | 82 | 62 | 184 | 246 | 352 | 423 | 469 | 493 | 487 | 457 | 505 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 48 | 98 | 41 | 76 | 113 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 21 | 58 | 57 | 23 | 37 | 47 | 51 | 68 | 75 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | S 11 | — | — | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 45 | 41 | 47 | 46 | 20 | 35 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 46 | 28 | 72 | 58 | 23 | — | — | 23 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 254 | 371 | 325 | 264 | 180 | 138 | 113 | 110 | 206 | 307 | 257 | 120 | 115 | 80 | 47 | 110 | 126 | 237 | 219 | 123 | 104 | 66 | 66 | 67 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 687 | 1061 | 1061 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1668 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 449 | 448 | 943 | 943 | 169 | 11 | 11 | 169 | 449 | 671 |
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