Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 8AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 6 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
249 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 427 | 298 | 249 | 206 | 202 | 198 | 195 | 279 | 379 | 599 | 1113 | 1584 | 1764 | 1989 | 2246 | 2575 | 2521 | 2338 | 2211 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:31AM0.21m | 4:10PM0.13m | 5:28AM0.20m | 4:26PM0.13m | 5:19AM0.19m | 4:34PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.10m | 10:20PM0.04m | 11:58AM0.10m | 10:15PM0.06m | 12:01PM0.09m | 9:57PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 26 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
249 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 13 | 254 | 249 | 206 | 202 | 198 | 195 | 150 | 376 | 599 | 1113 | 1584 | 1764 | 1989 | 2246 | 2575 | 2521 | 2338 | 2211 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 26 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
54 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 26 | 52 | 51 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 95 | 126 | 51 | 146 | 114 | 114 | 111 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 60 | 61 | 59 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 26 | S 26 | S 26 | — | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — |
— | — | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | 22 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 30 | 57 | 50 | 74 | 86 | 17 | 140 | 85 | 23 | 23 | 15 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
124 | 96 | 88 | 68 | 155 | 427 | 298 | 209 | 155 | 122 | 122 | 103 | 279 | 379 | 253 | 136 | 80 | 65 | 68 | 57 | 106 | 232 | 295 | 122 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1061 | 995 | 995 | 1061 | 11 | 562 | 11 | 11 | 1061 | 1061 | 11 | 11 | 179 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 943 | 943 | 9 | 11 |
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