Elbow Ledge Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Rhode Island, USA)
Elbow Ledge Spot ID
Type: reef
Reliability: rarely breaks
Best: Swell S | Wind NNW
Sea Temperature Today is: 7.0 °C
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| 11PM | 2AM | 5AM | 8AM | |
| Wave (m) |
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| Period (s) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- off |
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View detailed 48hrs and full 7 days forecasts
Elbow Ledge in Rhode Island is a reef break The best wind direction is from the north northwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south. Surfable at all stages of the tide. Crowds are never a problem here. Hazards include - Rips / undertow - Man-made danger (buoys etc.) - Sharks.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Sachuest, Flint Point, Sakonnet River, Rhode Island, 3 km from Elbow Ledge.
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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Elbow Ledge Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At BUOY-NWPR1, 7 km from Elbow Ledge.
moderate winds from the W km/h |  | Air temperature 6.9 °C |
Current weather near Elbow Ledge
Buoy Data:
At Block Island, RI, 35 miles from Elbow Ledge.
| 9PM | 10PM | 11PM | 12AM | |
| Data Age | 3 hr | 2 hr | 1 hr | 0 hr |
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| Dominant period (s) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Overall Elbow Ledge Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in April
Wind stats for Elbow Ledge: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
Surf photos from
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Use this relief map to navigate to Rhode Island surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Elbow Ledge
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Elbow Ledge:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break1 mi
- Third closest break2 mi
- Fourth closest break2 mi
- Fifth closest break2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Elbow Ledge:
- Closest wave buoy35 mi
- Second closest wave buoy55 mi
- Third closest wave buoy55 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy67 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy69 mi
Tide stations nearest to Elbow Ledge:
- Closest tide stationSachuest, Flint Point, Sakonnet River2 mi
- Second closest tide stationSakonnet, Narragansett Bay4 mi
- Third closest tide stationNewport4 mi
- Fourth closest tide stationCastle Hill, Narragansett Bay5 mi
- Fifth closest tide stationMiddletown6 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Elbow Ledge is Theodore Francis Green State (Providence) Airport (PVD) in USA, 32 km (20 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Elbow Ledge is North Central State (Smithfield) Airport (SFZ), also in USA, 55 km (34 miles) away.
- Third is Otis Angb (Falmouth) Airport (FMH) in USA, 65 km (40 miles) away.
- Nantucket Mem Airport (ACK) in USA is 103 km (64 miles) away.
- General Edward Lawrence Logan International (Boston) Airport (BOS), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Elbow Ledge and is 103 km (64 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Elbow Ledge, Rhode Island. Use the tab navigation above to view Elbow Ledge sea temperature, Elbow Ledge photographs, Elbow Ledge detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Elbow Ledge webcams, current wind from Rhode Island live weather stations and Elbow Ledge tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Elbow Ledge.
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