
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 1AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 20 | S 13 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
1526 | 1192 | 612 | 605 | 1078 | 653 | 862 | 480 | 775 | 721 | 690 | 663 | 653 | 753 | 1535 | 1171 | 911 | 891 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:15AM0.21m | 2:36PM0.16m | 4:30AM0.22m | 3:02PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59PM0.01m | 10:01AM0.11m | 9:19PM0.00m | 10:26AM0.11m | 9:37PM-0.00m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 12 |
1526 | 1192 | 612 | 396 | 1078 | 653 | 537 | 435 | 775 | 721 | 690 | 663 | 653 | 543 | 1234 | 1171 | 911 | 403 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | S 11 | S 16 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | — | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 18 |
66 | 65 | 289 | 605 | 111 | 235 | 207 | 265 | 359 | 359 | 449 | 573 | 637 | 753 | — | 280 | 347 | 891 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 25 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | S 24 | S 24 | SSE 23 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | — | SSE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
— | — | 63 | 110 | 184 | 217 | 45 | 97 | 179 | 338 | 353 | 304 | 336 | 502 | — | 102 | 209 | 356 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 13 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
281 | 204 | 122 | 107 | 100 | 121 | 862 | 480 | 372 | 209 | 149 | 136 | 127 | 144 | 1535 | 521 | 349 | 227 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 687 | 1668 | 11 | 11 | 449 | 169 | 11 | 9 | 1061 | 448 | 11 | 11 | 448 | 11 | 11 | 613 | 1061 | 448 |
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