Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 4AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 804 | 763 | 813 | 585 | 684 | 585 | 474 | 684 | 456 | 373 | 350 | 399 | 639 | 504 | 976 | 535 | 635 | 529 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:54AM0.19m | 1:42PM0.14m | 3:52AM0.20m | 2:00PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20PM0.04m | 10:00AM0.12m | 8:32PM0.03m | 9:38AM0.12m | 8:47PM0.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 20 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 12 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 804 | 763 | 813 | 585 | 684 | 585 | 474 | 279 | 355 | 286 | 340 | 286 | 639 | 295 | 499 | 535 | 635 | 529 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 25 | S 24 | S 24 | S 10 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 13 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 43 | 173 | 92 | 145 | 323 | 222 | — | 373 | 373 | 350 | 399 | 268 | 504 | — | — | — | 141 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 23 | S 20 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 97 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 46 | 12 | 79 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 456 | 316 | 198 | 165 | 181 | 168 | 276 | 684 | 456 | 290 | 204 | 191 | 160 | 129 | 976 | 497 | 458 | 261 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 448 | 11 | 11 | 942 | 11 | 9 | 959 | 942 | 959 | 942 | 11 | 562 | 11 | 9 | 1061 | 942 | 1061 | 11 |
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