
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 2PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 38 | 52 | 51 | 19 | 27 | 45 | 73 | 99 | 158 | 193 | 167 | 160 | 229 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:07AM0.75m | 4:44PM0.84m | 5:04AM0.80m | 5:33PM0.88m | 5:52AM0.88m | 6:15PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16AM0.26m | 11:20PM0.23m | 11:12AM0.20m | 11:56PM0.16m | 11:59AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 9 | ESE 5 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | 19 | 27 | 45 | 73 | 38 | 65 | 73 | 167 | 160 | 229 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | — | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | ENE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
— | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 52 | 51 | 7 | 4 | — | 34 | 99 | 158 | 193 | 11 | 11 | 50 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 489 | 593 | 593 | 593 | 593 | 601 | 726 | 25 | 23 | 726 | 593 | 733 | 629 | 905 | 891 | 956 | 891 | 891 | 1025 | 2609 | 2609 | 749 | 727 |
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