Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 12PM is: 1.0m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 382 | 567 | 723 | 723 | 701 | 839 | 948 | 1146 | 1195 | 1288 | 1425 | 1683 | 1683 | 1645 | 1553 | 1498 | 1648 | 1463 | 1427 | 1179 | 1165 | 1029 | 892 | 838 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:45AM0.22m | 4:21PM0.15m | 4:55AM0.22m | 4:44PM0.14m | 5:01AM0.21m | 4:59PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05AM0.07m | 10:10PM0.04m | 11:29AM0.07m | 10:12PM0.06m | 11:54AM0.07m | 9:59PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 229 | 567 | 723 | 723 | 701 | 839 | 948 | 1146 | 1195 | 1288 | 1425 | 1683 | 1683 | 1645 | 1553 | 1498 | 1648 | 1463 | 1427 | 1179 | 1165 | 1029 | 892 | 838 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 382 | 222 | 125 | 152 | 115 | 11 | 113 | 141 | 141 | 178 | 137 | 58 | 62 | 11 | 10 | 63 | 27 | 24 | 38 | 23 | 18 | — | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | S 13 | — | — | SE 8 | S 11 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | S 11 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 51 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | — | 14 | — | — | 24 | 21 | 16 | 23 | 21 | — | — | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 136 | 159 | 136 | 87 | 117 | 340 | 306 | 145 | 90 | 75 | 82 | 92 | 134 | 307 | 383 | 198 | 136 | 103 | 65 | 69 | 192 | 410 | 385 | 273 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1061 | 1061 | 9 | 995 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 613 | 1061 | 449 | 11 | 448 | 11 | 448 | 448 | 671 | 1061 | 943 | 448 | 11 |
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