
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 11PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:30AM0.82m | 12:57PM0.92m | 1:19AM0.76m | 1:48PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50PM0.22m | 5:43AM0.19m | 6:42PM0.28m | 6:32AM0.25m | 7:57PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 5 | S 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1163 | 593 | 157 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 119 | 746 | 967 | 110 | 154 | 157 | 118 | 4 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 593 | 601 |
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