
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elephant Rock today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elephant Rock at 3PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Elephant Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
567 | 417 | 407 | 402 | 402 | 362 | 339 | 318 | 252 | 246 | 242 | 236 | 230 | 242 | 516 | 264 | 346 | 269 | 348 | 425 | 371 | 322 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:13PM0.16m | 5:58AM0.21m | 4:37PM0.14m | 6:11AM0.20m | 4:57PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34AM0.11m | 10:50PM0.02m | 12:07PM0.10m | 10:57PM0.04m | 12:49PM0.10m | 10:53PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
248 | 138 | 78 | 76 | 402 | 362 | 339 | 318 | 46 | 246 | 242 | 236 | 93 | 242 | 516 | 264 | 346 | 269 | 348 | 226 | 183 | 146 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 |
428 | 417 | 407 | 402 | 55 | 53 | 61 | 57 | 252 | 44 | 38 | 40 | 183 | 155 | 12 | 104 | 24 | 99 | 75 | 314 | 309 | 322 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 8 | — | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 |
96 | 96 | 94 | 59 | 27 | 30 | 52 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 165 | 230 | 11 | — | 12 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 75 | 127 | 160 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
567 | 327 | 253 | 267 | 69 | 58 | 128 | 155 | 143 | — | — | 149 | 206 | 117 | 111 | 108 | 163 | 173 | 204 | 425 | 371 | 268 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1753 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 35 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 448 | 614 | 1061 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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