Elbow Ledge surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 EST
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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
4.0° C
(Which is 1.6°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 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
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 (?)
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
SW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)999988888878655677778877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25421116512992727067483044196224490206200206231176186157217
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:07PM
0.87
8:24AM
0.98
8:47PM
0.89
9:04AM
0.98
9:28PM
0.91
9:47AM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:59AM
-0.07
2:41PM
-0.08
2:38AM
-0.07
3:12PM
-0.09
3:18AM
-0.06
3:44PM
-0.09
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise----7:05-------7:05-------7:05---
Sunset------4:45-------4:45-------4:47-
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C0-2-4-7-6-5-5-6-7-7-7-8-6-4-2255333444
Feels °C (?)-8-10-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-13-14-13-13-11-7-4-4-5-4-5-4-3-3
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