Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 6AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 635 | 529 | 522 | 385 | 733 | 441 | 2127 | 2523 | 417 | 401 | 304 | 239 | 236 | 178 | 225 | 448 | 338 | 288 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:56AM0.20m | 2:21PM0.17m | 4:04AM0.21m | 2:43PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47PM0.01m | 9:37AM0.11m | 9:03PM0.00m | 9:46AM0.10m | 9:19PM0.00m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | SW 20 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 635 | 529 | 522 | 385 | 733 | 441 | — | 15 | 417 | 401 | 304 | 239 | 236 | 178 | 181 | 291 | 288 | 288 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 11 | — | — | SW 20 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | S 24 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | 141 | 139 | 177 | — | 141 | — | — | 15 | 28 | 28 | 62 | 41 | 54 | 153 | 44 | 85 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 24 | — | SSW 20 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 78 | 121 | 170 | 11 | — | 78 | 147 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 384 | 253 | 207 | 175 | 175 | 144 | 2127 | 2523 | 361 | 280 | 207 | 197 | 155 | 101 | 225 | 448 | 338 | 218 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 954 | 954 | 954 | 954 | 1226 | 942 | 1798 | 942 | 942 | 562 | 562 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 942 | 11 |
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