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Elbow Ledge surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 21 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 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today?
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 11PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | |
20 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 42 | 57 | 111 | 434 | 222 | 313 | 354 | 421 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:51AM1.09m | 1:24PM1.04m | 1:50AM1.01m | 2:23PM1.03m | 2:48AM0.95m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00PM0.09m | 7:50AM0.09m | 7:19PM0.16m | 9:02AM0.11m | 9:24PM0.19m | 9:55AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 14 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 6 | SE 10 | S 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | — | S 18 | S 18 |
 kJ | 20 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 111 | 157 | 222 | — | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 6 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 6 | SE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 13 | — | — | S 10 | S 6 | E 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | — | ESE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | SE 8 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 17 | — | 12 | 24 | 42 | — | — | 434 | — | 313 | 354 | 421 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 143 | 78 | 202 | 727 | 717 | 709 | 773 | 773 | 787 | 773 | 689 | 659 | 649 | 632 | 1139 | 1139 | 632 | 632 | 632 | 420 | 420 | 317 | 312 |
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