Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 4PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 341 | 257 | 249 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 237 | 181 | 219 | 475 | 380 | 298 | 295 | 288 | 331 | 318 | 242 | 249 | 307 | 518 | 642 | 657 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:54PM0.14m | 3:59AM0.21m | 5:11PM0.12m | 3:47AM0.19m | 5:11PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57AM0.04m | 9:31PM0.09m | 11:12AM0.05m | 9:03PM0.10m | 11:19AM0.06m | 7:52PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 341 | 257 | 249 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 178 | 181 | 219 | 475 | 380 | 298 | 295 | 288 | 331 | 318 | 242 | 249 | 183 | 518 | 642 | 657 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 43 | 176 | 176 | 174 | 237 | 168 | 131 | 23 | 31 | 138 | 141 | 71 | 34 | 22 | 180 | 90 | 307 | 94 | 148 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SE 8 | SSE 12 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 50 | 43 | 109 | 28 | 28 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 98 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 184 | 90 | 23 | 14 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 4 | — | SW 5 |
| kJ | 68 | 51 | 36 | 69 | 98 | 93 | 60 | 47 | 33 | 36 | 23 | 19 | 37 | 58 | 69 | 41 | 28 | 23 | 100 | 12 | — | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 1061 | 1061 | 1061 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1061 | 1061 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1061 | 971 | 11 | 9 |
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