
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 12AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 31 | 39 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:45PM0.81m | 4:07AM0.75m | 4:44PM0.84m | 5:04AM0.80m | 5:33PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39PM0.29m | 10:16AM0.26m | 11:20PM0.23m | 11:12AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 |
11 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 31 | 39 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — |
— | — | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 11 | ESE 6 | SSE 9 | SW 5 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SE 4 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
11 | 12 | — | 19 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 650 | 258 | 202 | 126 | 479 | 593 | 601 | 601 | 603 | 726 | 728 | 728 | 593 | 726 | 733 | 649 | 1743 | 891 | 890 |
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