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Elbow Ledge surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 30 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 5AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | |
117 | 85 | 51 | 39 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 47 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:56AM0.87m | 8:13PM1.07m | 8:35AM0.87m | 8:50PM1.04m | 9:12AM0.86m | 9:26PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40AM0.09m | 1:13PM0.09m | 2:18AM0.08m | 1:55PM0.08m | 2:58AM0.07m | 2:37PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
2 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
9 | 7 | 3 | 7 | -1 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 |
 kJ | 5 | 85 | 51 | 39 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 9 | — | E 6 | — | S 7 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 117 | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 47 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 606 | 593 | 13 | 90 | 90 | 4 | 733 | 967 | 207 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 86 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 86 | 90 |
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