
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 4PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | 136 | 244 | 149 | 125 | 43 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 69 | 75 | 101 | 166 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:46AM1.04m | 11:10PM0.85m | 11:30AM0.95m | 11:56PM0.79m | 12:17PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM0.08m | 4:37PM0.14m | 4:28AM0.13m | 5:19PM0.20m | 5:11AM0.19m | 6:06PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 |
1 | 104 | 92 | 72 | 57 | 43 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 130 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | SE 9 | S 11 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 9 | E 7 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 |
73 | 136 | 244 | 149 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 69 | 75 | 101 | 166 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 47 | 47 | 593 | 746 | 1171 | 162 | 157 | 1171 | 727 | 733 | 718 | 649 | 649 | 709 | 1163 | 207 | 157 | 154 |
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