Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 12AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 741 | 861 | 1055 | 1017 | 1004 | 1512 | 942 | 743 | 978 | 610 | 602 | 501 | 561 | 440 | 434 | 427 | 350 | 1144 | 282 | 269 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:49AM0.17m | 6:22AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.06m | 9:42PM0.07m | 8:49PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 741 | 861 | 1055 | 1017 | 1004 | 1512 | 942 | 743 | 978 | 610 | 602 | 501 | 561 | 440 | 434 | 427 | 350 | 15 | 282 | 269 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 176 | 173 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 184 | 299 | 255 | 149 | 104 | 164 | 56 | 83 | 70 | 89 | 167 | 146 | 88 | 51 | 36 | 26 | 56 | 1144 | 237 | 203 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 942 | 448 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 613 | 942 | 942 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 448 | 613 | 943 | 943 | 448 | 11 |
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