
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 4PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
522 | 475 | 705 | 705 | 590 | 561 | 604 | 505 | 505 | 505 | 505 | 634 | 813 | 760 | 1062 | 2317 | 2519 | 1124 | 1033 | 927 | 893 | 2300 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:22AM0.20m | 4:48PM0.10m | 6:28AM0.19m | 6:10AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59PM0.10m | 10:18PM0.07m | 8:51PM0.07m | 8:11PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 21 |
522 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 590 | 561 | 604 | 505 | 505 | 505 | 505 | 77 | 813 | 760 | 1062 | 1106 | 1518 | 1124 | 1033 | 927 | 893 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | S 24 | S 14 | SSW 22 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 21 |
99 | 475 | 705 | 705 | 3 | 44 | 4 | 156 | 75 | 77 | 56 | 634 | 309 | 239 | 54 | 289 | 64 | — | 135 | 169 | — | 78 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 13 | — | — | S 24 | — | — | S 14 | S 21 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 11 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 137 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 4 | 233 | 326 | 428 | 381 | — | 40 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 |
180 | 332 | 294 | 344 | 148 | 151 | 116 | 80 | 162 | 124 | 157 | 154 | 186 | 192 | 155 | 2317 | 2519 | 208 | 134 | 172 | 327 | 2300 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 448 | 0 | 9 | 11 |
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