
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 4PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
113 | 98 | 82 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 91 | 94 | 76 | 108 | 105 | 84 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 49 | 47 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:20AM0.91m | 8:37PM1.04m | 8:56AM0.95m | 9:11PM1.05m | 9:32AM0.98m | 9:47PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05PM0.08m | 2:55AM0.06m | 2:47PM0.07m | 3:27AM0.04m | 3:26PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | 44 | 82 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 91 | 94 | 76 | 108 | 105 | 84 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 49 | 47 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | S 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ENE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 6 |
— | 16 | 39 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 37 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | E 5 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — |
— | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 |
113 | 98 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 217 | 202 | 44 | 90 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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