Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 161 | 152 | 180 | 180 | 176 | 194 | 214 | 265 | 265 | 275 | 255 | 212 | 212 | 208 | 208 | 240 | 240 | 204 | 200 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:38PM0.14m | 3:06AM0.19m | 2:34AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06PM0.13m | 10:51AM0.04m | 10:52AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 308 | 249 | 187 | 180 | 180 | 176 | 194 | 214 | 265 | 265 | 275 | 255 | 212 | 212 | 208 | 208 | 240 | 240 | 204 | 200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 167 | 161 | 152 | 136 | 96 | 68 | 43 | 40 | 24 | 12 | 51 | 65 | 94 | 86 | 85 | 103 | 133 | 123 | 121 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | SSW 4 | N 6 | N 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 95 | 148 | 115 | 93 | 78 | 63 | 61 | 40 | 35 | 44 | 51 | 41 | 39 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 11 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1061 | 613 | 1061 | 1061 | 11 | 169 | 11 | 11 | 196 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 0 | 0 |
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