Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 8PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 21 | S 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1164 | 469 | 282 | 268 | 268 | 259 | 239 | 148 | 285 | 285 | 299 | 333 | 339 | 400 | 325 | 326 | 1045 | 571 | 423 | 302 | 298 | 201 | 223 | 217 |
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-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:15PM0.18m | 5:04AM0.20m | 2:51PM0.17m | 5:29AM0.21m | 3:16PM0.16m | 5:55AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38PM-0.00m | 10:26AM0.13m | 10:02PM-0.00m | 11:09AM0.13m | 10:21PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 34 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 36 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 259 | 239 | 143 | 285 | 232 | 228 | 333 | 339 | 400 | 325 | 308 | 243 | 237 | 242 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 155 | 152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 22 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 21 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 95 | 253 | 232 | 298 | 295 | 289 | 274 | 251 | 326 | 9 | 2 | 219 | 302 | 298 | 201 | 223 | 217 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 26 | SW 21 | S 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 21 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 13 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 82 | 148 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 31 | — | — | — | 2 | 49 | 14 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 1164 | 469 | 282 | 209 | 112 | 123 | 141 | 110 | 151 | 285 | 299 | 167 | 112 | 108 | 133 | 136 | 1045 | 571 | 423 | 243 | 183 | 165 | 160 | 149 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1062 | 448 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 943 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 448 | 448 | 613 | 11 | 1061 | 448 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
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