Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 1PM is: 1.9m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1600 | 1764 | 1989 | 2246 | 2575 | 2521 | 2338 | 2211 | 2162 | 1929 | 2384 | 1885 | 1821 | 1271 | 2581 | 2494 | 2548 | 2241 | 2141 | 1728 | 1685 | 1664 | 1474 | 1265 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:19AM0.19m | 4:34PM0.12m | 5:05AM0.18m | 4:22PM0.11m | 4:46AM0.18m | 3:20PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.09m | 9:57PM0.07m | 12:12PM0.09m | 9:26PM0.08m | 12:18PM0.10m | 8:40PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
1600 | 1764 | 1989 | 2246 | 2575 | 2521 | 2338 | 2211 | 2162 | 1929 | 2384 | 1885 | 1821 | 1271 | 2581 | 2494 | 2548 | 2241 | 2141 | 1728 | 1685 | 1664 | 1474 | 1265 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 21 | SSE 9 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 16 | S 18 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 |
114 | 111 | 85 | 56 | 83 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 50 | 323 | 33 | 624 | 618 | 962 | 1116 | — | — | — | 12 | 75 | 107 | — | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | S 12 | SE 8 | — | — | — |
140 | 85 | 23 | 85 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 32 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 103 | 11 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
96 | 96 | 72 | 139 | 66 | 188 | 295 | 155 | 92 | 69 | 63 | 62 | 161 | 349 | 352 | 222 | 145 | 136 | 118 | 175 | 209 | 265 | 281 | 186 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 943 | 943 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 448 | 11 | 9 | 1061 | 1061 | 1061 | 954 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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