Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 12AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 443 | 149 | 190 | 154 | 180 | 180 | 163 | 184 | 528 | 333 | 249 | 173 | 269 | 166 | 169 | 166 | 158 | 270 | 263 | 170 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:17PM0.15m | 3:31AM0.23m | 2:38PM0.15m | 3:44AM0.23m | 2:58PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30PM0.02m | 9:48AM0.08m | 8:45PM0.01m | 10:02AM0.08m | 9:01PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 63 | 154 | 153 | 161 | 161 | 184 | 208 | 173 | 212 | 173 | 169 | 166 | 169 | 166 | 92 | 113 | 173 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 69 | 68 | 20 | 128 | 180 | 180 | 163 | 164 | 31 | 107 | 161 | 38 | 269 | 67 | 67 | 83 | 142 | 81 | 92 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | S 18 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 75 | 75 | 74 | 19 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 58 | 6 | 6 | 102 | 154 | 59 | 137 | 139 | 104 | 76 | 107 | 120 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 9 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 443 | 149 | 190 | 111 | 71 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 528 | 333 | 249 | 145 | 83 | 72 | 57 | 42 | 158 | 270 | 263 | 141 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 942 | 942 | 11 | 169 | 169 | 167 | 448 | 448 | 942 | 942 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 448 | 9 | 1061 | 1061 | 11 | 11 |
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