Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 2PM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 289 | 280 | 299 | 482 | 352 | 264 | 234 | 232 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 372 | 543 | 360 | 360 | 486 | 469 | 417 | 407 | 402 | 402 | 362 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:26PM0.18m | 5:31AM0.20m | 3:49PM0.17m | 5:45AM0.21m | 4:13PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41AM0.12m | 10:22PM-0.00m | 11:05AM0.11m | 10:37PM0.00m | 11:34AM0.11m | 10:50PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 29 | 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 | SSW 19 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 144 | 147 | 150 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 543 | 141 | 141 | 486 | 80 | 417 | 407 | 402 | 200 | 362 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 181 | 178 | 280 | 276 | 276 | 264 | 234 | 232 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 223 | 144 | 360 | 360 | 117 | 469 | 60 | 94 | 90 | 402 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | S 21 | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | 289 | 280 | — | — | 127 | 85 | 85 | 49 | 46 | 72 | 152 | 214 | 14 | 54 | 84 | 36 | 96 | 94 | — | 9 | 71 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 123 | 132 | 299 | 482 | 352 | 213 | 202 | 170 | 131 | 100 | 160 | 372 | 285 | 154 | 122 | 80 | 181 | 147 | 100 | 171 | 338 | 149 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1668 | 1668 | 1061 | 1061 | 1061 | 671 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1668 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 448 | 448 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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