Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 11PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 325 | 517 | 465 | 339 | 329 | 329 | 397 | 384 | 307 | 299 | 245 | 240 | 231 | 151 | 343 | 268 | 265 | 263 | 263 | 263 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:22PM0.15m | 5:04AM0.23m | 3:36PM0.15m | 5:18AM0.23m | 3:48PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51PM0.00m | 11:15AM0.10m | 10:03PM0.01m | 11:34AM0.10m | 10:12PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 175 | 507 | 465 | 339 | 329 | 329 | 397 | 384 | 307 | 247 | 245 | 240 | 231 | 135 | 343 | 268 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 21 | S 12 | S 19 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 325 | 59 | 94 | 130 | 111 | 116 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 143 | 151 | 190 | 58 | 75 | 256 | 235 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 13 | SSE 18 | SSW 13 | SSE 21 | SSW 17 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 16 | S 8 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 226 | — | 146 | 100 | 91 | 54 | 31 | 67 | 30 | 29 | 55 | 113 | 59 | 141 | 28 | 188 | 265 | 102 | 33 | 102 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 284 | 517 | 431 | 251 | 175 | 110 | 111 | 82 | 176 | 299 | 204 | 128 | 80 | 63 | 71 | 139 | 167 | 186 | 138 | 134 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1061 | 1798 | 1186 | 1094 | 1094 | 687 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 613 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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