Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 5AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 156 | 149 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 178 | 129 | 121 | 86 | 86 | 81 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 59 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:40AM0.19m | 5:39PM0.15m | 2:42AM0.19m | 6:44PM0.14m | 2:39AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:19PM0.13m | 10:12AM0.02m | 9:15PM0.14m | 10:33AM0.03m | 8:35PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | 5:40 |
mm | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 96 | 80 | 78 | 135 | 135 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 87 | 73 | 49 | 24 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 36 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 52 | 156 | 149 | 61 | 45 | 135 | 178 | 129 | 121 | 86 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 44 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 165 | 37 | 36 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 54 | 53 | 86 | 81 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 107 | 102 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 29 | 52 | 69 | 73 | 76 | 91 | 91 | 95 | 92 | 43 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 167 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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