Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 8AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 9 | E 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 12 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 6 | S 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 46 | 49 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:48AM0.72m | 4:31PM0.86m | 4:50AM0.74m | 5:31PM0.88m | 5:46AM0.78m | 6:18PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29AM0.27m | 11:12PM0.28m | 10:35AM0.23m | 11:54PM0.23m | 11:30AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 6 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 46 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 46 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | S 13 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | SE 11 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | — | — | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | SE 4 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 8 | — | — | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SW 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 14 | — | 46 | — | 48 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 62 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 143 | 649 | 2739 | 127 | 117 | 118 | 94 | 166 | 951 | 157 | 578 | 261 | 261 | 157 | 157 | 19 | 3 | 154 | 299 | 44 | 44 | 154 | 154 |
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