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Elbow Ledge surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Elbow Ledge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elbow Ledge sea temperature is
13.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 1AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the N by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | |
50 | 55 | 75 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 20 | 18 | 32 | 19 | 62 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 23 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:08PM1.07m | 6:31AM0.86m | 6:53PM1.08m | 7:15AM0.87m | 7:35PM1.08m | 7:56AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:34AM0.14m | 11:57AM0.11m | 1:06AM0.12m | 12:34PM0.10m | 1:40AM0.09m | 1:13PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | -4 | -2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
 kJ | 8 | 46 | 36 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 42 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 23 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | E 8 | SE 10 | — | SE 12 | E 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 32 | — | — | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | 6 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | E 9 | E 3 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | S 9 | — | E 10 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 13 | W 6 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | NW 2 | N 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 50 | 55 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 19 | 62 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 317 | 298 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 888 | 95 | 90 | 118 | 1170 | 1170 | 87 | 593 | 593 | 154 | 733 | 726 | 967 |
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