
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 12PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 31 | 28 | 46 | 77 | 34 | 39 | 43 | 45 | 62 | 83 | 45 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:51AM0.87m | 4:27PM1.11m | 5:00AM0.92m | 5:36PM1.16m | 6:05AM1.00m | 6:38PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32AM0.09m | 11:37PM0.15m | 10:44AM0.06m | 00:34AM0.09m | 11:49AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 5 |
15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 45 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 10 | — | S 10 | SE 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 |
7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 |
— | 15 | 15 | 25 | 31 | 28 | 46 | 77 | — | — | — | 45 | 62 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 16 | 2 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 235 | 261 | 649 | 258 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 261 | 258 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 72 | 90 | 727 | 726 | 261 | 1586 | 293 |
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