
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 6PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 21 | 45 | 66 | 106 | 97 | 176 | 54 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 54 | 54 | 40 | 41 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 61 | 43 | 42 | |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:41AM1.17m | 00:01AM1.07m | 12:33PM1.13m | 00:51AM0.97m | 1:24PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30PM0.09m | 5:53AM0.05m | 6:24PM0.17m | 6:31AM0.11m | 7:26PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | 26 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 54 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 54 | 54 | 40 | 41 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 61 | 43 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SE 13 | — | — | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 12 | — | S 12 |
1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSE 2 |
6 | 21 | 45 | 66 | 106 | 97 | 176 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1041 | 3456 | 3456 | 323 | 312 | 269 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 44 | 19 | 44 | 44 |
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