
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 6AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
1106 | 1245 | 1217 | 950 | 905 | 893 | 749 | 711 | 657 | 543 | 449 | 449 | 536 | 529 | 265 | 257 | 249 | 372 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:22AM0.23m | 3:17PM0.16m | 2:37AM0.23m | 3:51PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00PM0.07m | 9:12AM0.02m | 8:23PM0.08m | 9:34AM0.01m | 8:44PM0.09m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 |
1106 | 1245 | 1217 | 950 | 905 | 893 | 749 | 711 | 657 | 543 | 449 | 449 | 536 | 529 | 265 | 257 | 249 | 372 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 10 | NNE 6 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | SSE 8 | S 16 | SE 8 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 157 | 7 | 50 | 24 | 53 | 37 | 24 | 22 | 31 | 188 | 45 | 174 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | ESE 7 | NNE 6 | ESE 7 | NNE 6 | SE 8 | N 6 | S 18 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | S 16 | SE 8 | S 9 |
1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 99 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 183 | 29 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
225 | 235 | 235 | 196 | 160 | 49 | 120 | 41 | 59 | 57 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 55 | 99 | 83 | 87 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1054 | 1054 | 1054 | 448 |
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