Elephant Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 6.80° N 81.82° E

Issued: 4 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Elephant Rock sea temperature is

29.0° C

Elephant Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 1PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+0530) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Evening (27 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	7s

Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSW 7	SSW 7	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6
Wave Graph
kJ	304	260	260	226	226	431	406	226	231	240	200	196	281	458	326	202	198	196	176	167	222	352	353	218
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		4:34AM0.19m			2:16PM0.17m					4:47AM0.19m				2:41PM0.17m				5:01AM0.20m				3:03PM0.18m
Low Tide				9:52AM0.13m				9:27PM0.01m				10:04AM0.13m				9:47PM-0.00m				10:21AM0.12m				10:05PM-0.01m


	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	29	33	33	32	29	28	27	27	29	33	34	33	29	27	27	27	29	34	33	32	29	28
Feels °C	27	27	29	33	33	31	28	27	26	26	28	32	32	31	28	26	26	26	28	34	34	31	28	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	304	260	260	226	226	222	222	226	231	240	200	196	167	163	163	138	138	138	138	138	138	138	138	138
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	154	151	195	149	147	55	99	115	82	82	82	82	82	125	188	198	198	196	176	167	222	165	163	156
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	S 14	S 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 23	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 21	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 20
kJ	53	53	57	56	55	4	4	100	100	102	48	60	61	61	49	47	53	40	23	24	178	171	225	218
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6
kJ	127	127	100	77	150	431	406	195	176	159	131	107	281	458	326	202	196	159	131	99	181	352	353	216
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pottuvil Point East	Pottuvil Point East	Pottuvil Point East	Peanut Farm Point East	Covelong Point Tamil Nadu	Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll	Krishna River Andhra Pradesh	Pottuvil Point East	Chickens North Male Atoll	Auroville (Pondichery) Tamil Nadu	Pottuvil Point East	Peanut Farm Point East	Chickens North Male Atoll	Jailbreaks North Male Atoll	Pottuvil Point East	Whiskey Point East	Pottuvil Point East	Pottuvil Point East	Pottuvil Point East	Peanut Farm Point East	Pottuvil Point East	Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll	Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll	Whiskey Point East
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	11	11	11	9	687	1061	995	11	942	613	11	9	942	954	11	11	11	11	11	9	11	1061	1061	11
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sri Lanka	Whiskey Point	Whiskey Point	Whiskey Point	Whiskey Point				Whiskey Point			Whiskey Point	Whiskey Point			Pottuvil Point	Whiskey Point	Whiskey Point	Whiskey Point	Whiskey Point	Whiskey Point	Whiskey Point			Whiskey Point
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2				2			2	2			3	2	2	2	2	2	3			3
Best forecast wave conditions in Sri Lanka	Whiskey Point East	Whiskey Point East	Whiskey Point East	Whiskey Point East				Whiskey Point East			Whiskey Point East	Whiskey Point East			Pottuvil Point East	Whiskey Point East	Whiskey Point East	Whiskey Point East	Whiskey Point East	Whiskey Point East	Whiskey Point East			Whiskey Point East
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2				2			2	2			3	2	2	2	2	2	3			3
Header Global	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Dolphin Point South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Cobblestones Australia	Fish Boma South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Costa Azul Mexico	Costa Azul Mexico	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cow Bombie Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ala Moana Bowls United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	7	5	6	4	4

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

Six Sun-Soaked Summer Surf Spots: Backed by 20 years of Swell and Wind Stats (and with our 20% Summer Subscription Sale)

Ben Mondy

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Elephant Rock surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Elephant Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (27 Jul):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

Six Sun-Soaked Summer Surf Spots: Backed by 20 years of Swell and Wind Stats (and with our 20% Summer Subscription Sale)

Summer School: The Timeline of The Boardshort

How Our WaveFinder Tool Makes Forecasting Easier Than Ever Before

The Five Best Forecasts For International Surfing Day 2026

Best Surf Travel Deals & Discounts For 2026 To Help Make Surf Travel Cheaper

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website