
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 7PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 6 | S 12 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
749 | 711 | 558 | 543 | 449 | 449 | 536 | 529 | 265 | 257 | 249 | 372 | 299 | 507 | 277 | 219 | 156 | 202 | 151 | 110 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:17PM0.16m | 2:37AM0.23m | 3:51PM0.16m | 2:53AM0.23m | 4:24PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.08m | 9:34AM0.01m | 8:44PM0.09m | 9:56AM0.00m | 9:02PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SW 7 |
749 | 711 | 558 | 543 | 449 | 449 | 536 | 529 | 265 | 257 | 249 | 372 | 299 | 507 | 277 | 219 | 84 | 168 | 75 | 97 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | SSE 8 | S 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NNE 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 13 | SSE 8 | S 12 | SSE 8 |
117 | 36 | 10 | 51 | 37 | 38 | 23 | 31 | 188 | 45 | 174 | 43 | 42 | 4 | 32 | 79 | 156 | 62 | 151 | 75 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 18 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 16 | SE 8 | N 6 | S 10 | N 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NNE 6 | S 10 | S 12 |
7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 99 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 46 | 183 | 31 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 3 | 8 | 110 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | N 6 |
49 | 62 | 95 | 75 | 42 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 82 | 91 | 97 | 66 | 67 | 54 | 81 | 85 | 127 | 202 | 150 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1054 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 995 | 1054 | 1141 | 1061 | 11 | 11 | 448 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
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