
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 12PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
335 | 307 | 415 | 300 | 190 | 153 | 74 | 91 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 90 | 163 | 212 | 135 | 77 | 45 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:32AM1.19m | 8:54PM1.09m | 9:14AM1.22m | 9:39PM1.07m | 9:59AM1.22m | 10:28PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08AM-0.06m | 2:44PM-0.02m | 2:44AM-0.07m | 3:25PM-0.02m | 3:22AM-0.07m | 4:08PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
335 | 307 | 415 | 300 | 190 | 153 | 74 | 91 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 90 | 163 | 212 | 135 | 77 | 45 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 9 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
— | — | 17 | — | 76 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 26 | 28 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 4 | E 9 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
32 | 34 | 25 | 159 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 890 | 905 | 312 | 733 | 709 | 3 | 725 | 3 | 86 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 26 | 66 | 22 | 66 | 66 | 66 |
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