Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (19 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 11PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 219 | 512 | 473 | 288 | 266 | 362 | 574 | 620 | 741 | 861 | 1055 | 1017 | 1004 | 1557 | 942 | 743 | 723 | 610 | 508 | 501 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:06AM0.18m | 6:49AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47PM0.04m | 10:27PM0.06m | 9:42PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 21 | S 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 19 | S 7 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 178 | 80 | 81 | 213 | 210 | 236 | 574 | 126 | 741 | 861 | 1055 | 1017 | 1004 | 1557 | 942 | 743 | 723 | 610 | 508 | 501 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 21 | SE 8 | S 21 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SSW 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 80 | 10 | 133 | 266 | 362 | 131 | 620 | 176 | 173 | 10 | 176 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | — | ESE 8 | — | SE 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 36 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 25 | 19 | 176 | — | 7 | — | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 219 | 512 | 473 | 288 | 181 | 161 | 149 | 232 | 161 | 302 | 285 | 342 | 104 | 170 | 72 | 66 | 86 | 155 | 201 | 195 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 942 | 942 | 942 | 942 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 942 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 169 | 11 | 9 | 942 | 942 | 179 | 11 |
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