Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 6PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 6 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | S 16 | SSE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 408 | 408 | 972 | 1042 | 937 | 305 | 300 | 178 | 229 | 182 | 708 | 736 | 249 | 170 | 253 | 170 | 188 | 160 | 209 | 356 | 329 | 179 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:48PM0.11m | 3:35AM0.19m | 1:32PM0.12m | 3:21AM0.20m | 1:53PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:23PM0.11m | 7:52PM0.06m | 10:13AM0.11m | 7:59PM0.04m | 9:38AM0.10m | 8:14PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 408 | 408 | 31 | 24 | 33 | 305 | 300 | 178 | 229 | 182 | 31 | 116 | 109 | 170 | 208 | 170 | 163 | 160 | 154 | 93 | 124 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 21 | S 21 | S 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 23 | — | SSE 10 | S 16 |
| kJ | 30 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 102 | 33 | 31 | 116 | 62 | 102 | 168 | 253 | 127 | 188 | 125 | 10 | — | 34 | 179 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 21 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 20 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | — | — | S 24 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | — | 21 | 21 | 47 | 33 | 48 | 118 | 61 | 42 | 29 | 50 | 30 | 86 | 87 | 151 | — | — | 11 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 69 | 62 | 972 | 1042 | 937 | 119 | 71 | 49 | 38 | 44 | 708 | 736 | 249 | 115 | 78 | 58 | 56 | 50 | 209 | 356 | 329 | 164 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 448 | 196 | 942 | 943 | 196 | 167 | 11 | 167 | 196 | 942 | 943 | 196 | 942 | 448 | 11 | 169 | 11 | 613 | 942 | 943 | 11 | 167 |
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