
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 4AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
190 | 186 | 179 | 168 | 136 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 103 | 118 | 145 | 135 | 124 | 127 | 124 | 113 | 212 | 202 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:27AM0.22m | 2:04PM0.12m | 2:33AM0.23m | 2:17PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.06m | 9:21AM0.07m | 7:29PM0.05m | 9:20AM0.07m | 7:47PM0.04m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
190 | 186 | 179 | 168 | 136 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 103 | 108 | 145 | 135 | 124 | 127 | 124 | 113 | 124 | 124 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | S 17 |
86 | 85 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 46 | 46 | 49 | 53 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 212 | 202 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
82 | 81 | 77 | 72 | 70 | 39 | 39 | 66 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 58 | 99 | 44 | 43 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | — | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 943 | 942 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 49 | 23 |
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