Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 1AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 526 | 377 | 225 | 173 | 269 | 166 | 169 | 166 | 184 | 379 | 289 | 170 | 246 | 175 | 255 | 547 | 697 | 813 | 776 | 714 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:38PM0.15m | 3:44AM0.23m | 2:58PM0.15m | 3:56AM0.24m | 3:17PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM0.01m | 10:02AM0.08m | 9:01PM0.01m | 10:17AM0.07m | 9:14PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 208 | 173 | 212 | 173 | 169 | 166 | 169 | 166 | 113 | 92 | 173 | 170 | 157 | 175 | 171 | 154 | 697 | 813 | 776 | 714 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 107 | 161 | 38 | 269 | 67 | 67 | 83 | 104 | 107 | 92 | 113 | 246 | 160 | 255 | 547 | 29 | 97 | 118 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | S 18 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 102 | 154 | 59 | 137 | 139 | 104 | 76 | 73 | 120 | 56 | 46 | 104 | 101 | 101 | 69 | 67 | 50 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 526 | 377 | 225 | 141 | 72 | 49 | 58 | 60 | 184 | 379 | 289 | 159 | 87 | 68 | 63 | 71 | 200 | 310 | 245 | 136 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 942 | 942 | 11 | 169 | 687 | 687 | 11 | 9 | 943 | 951 | 954 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 613 | 1061 | 1061 | 613 | 11 |
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