Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 5PM is: 0.9m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 505 | 505 | 505 | 634 | 813 | 1169 | 1361 | 951 | 1136 | 1124 | 1033 | 927 | 893 | 882 | 2198 | 721 | 558 | 494 | 1240 | 1223 | 790 | 1423 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:28AM0.19m | 6:10AM0.18m | 5:03AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51PM0.07m | 8:11PM0.05m | 8:18PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 18 |
| kJ | 505 | 505 | 505 | 102 | 124 | 1169 | 1361 | 951 | 1136 | 203 | 237 | 927 | 893 | 882 | 124 | 721 | 558 | 494 | 1240 | 1223 | 790 | 749 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 11 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 7 | S 18 |
| kJ | 80 | 75 | 72 | 634 | 813 | 81 | 3 | 261 | 65 | 1124 | 1033 | — | — | 78 | 194 | 81 | 116 | 429 | 556 | 656 | 120 | 891 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — |
| kJ | 233 | 326 | 428 | 381 | 309 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 190 | 365 | 465 | 670 | 784 | 635 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 198 | 124 | 122 | 253 | 286 | 91 | 98 | 116 | 162 | 405 | 455 | 358 | 447 | 336 | 2198 | 318 | 274 | 403 | 317 | 284 | 313 | 1423 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 11 |
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