Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 6AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 19 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 338 | 240 | 236 | 153 | 274 | 256 | 265 | 273 | 258 | 268 | 259 | 254 | 249 | 180 | 191 | 362 | 271 | 286 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:18AM0.23m | 3:48PM0.14m | 5:28AM0.22m | 3:58PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03PM0.01m | 11:34AM0.10m | 10:12PM0.02m | 11:46AM0.10m | 10:18PM0.03m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 338 | 240 | 236 | 137 | 274 | 256 | 251 | 251 | 209 | 268 | 259 | 254 | 249 | 180 | 191 | 163 | 132 | 286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 19 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 87 | 85 | 60 | 153 | 190 | 60 | 73 | 256 | 235 | 160 | 222 | 198 | 135 | 60 | 66 | 180 | 222 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSW 17 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 62 | 113 | 144 | 141 | 28 | 188 | 265 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 91 | 88 | 132 | 86 | 110 | 86 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 210 | 126 | 96 | 85 | 88 | 143 | 162 | 273 | 258 | 188 | 132 | 109 | 88 | 149 | 128 | 362 | 271 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 687 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1061 | 1061 | 11 | 11 |
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