Elbow Ledge surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 EST
Forecast 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
3.9° C
(Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today?

The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 3PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
S
1
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SW
1.1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)77666677777777777888881010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4230335867121168171160160109868610416316818131939816781515647
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:50PM
0.63
4:28AM
0.81
4:46PM
0.66
5:19AM
0.84
5:34PM
0.70
6:01AM
0.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:05AM
0.17
9:26PM
0.11
10:50AM
0.13
10:18PM
0.08
11:34AM
0.09
11:06PM
0.04
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise--------7:09-------7:09-------
Sunset--4:37-------4:37-------4:38-----
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C2445777777777776530-2-3-5-6-7
Feels °C (?)-4-3-3-2-1-10112333220-2-6-10-10-12-15-16-18
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