Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 5AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 207 | 156 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 121 | 218 | 202 | 214 | 186 | 179 | 168 | 136 | 133 | 133 | 106 | 103 | 118 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:28AM0.20m | 1:59PM0.11m | 2:27AM0.22m | 2:04PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03PM0.07m | 9:35AM0.08m | 7:13PM0.06m | 9:21AM0.07m | 7:29PM0.05m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 124 | 124 | 124 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 218 | 202 | 214 | 186 | 179 | 168 | 136 | 133 | 133 | 106 | 103 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 207 | 156 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 113 | 113 | 90 | 86 | 85 | 57 | 57 | 6 | 46 | 46 | 49 | 70 | 118 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 93 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 72 | 56 | 3 | 39 | 66 | 52 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 196 | 196 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 196 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
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