
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 11AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 79mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 31 | 33 | 28 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:09AM1.28m | 9:30PM1.13m | 9:53AM1.24m | 10:13PM1.06m | 10:37AM1.17m | 10:57PM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42AM-0.02m | 3:09PM0.01m | 3:13AM-0.00m | 3:48PM0.04m | 3:47AM0.03m | 4:27PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 37 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 31 | 33 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | SE 9 | SSE 6 | S 9 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 10 | SE 6 |
2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 12 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 8 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 727 | 735 | 1163 | 1171 | 1041 | 649 | 168 | 441 | 384 | 299 | 157 | 66 | 22 | 22 | 47 | 261 | 47 | 4 | 207 | 66 | 72 | 166 | 593 |
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