
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 5PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 36 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 12:02PM1.11m | 00:32AM0.93m | 12:59PM1.09m | 1:31AM0.90m | 2:00PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57PM0.15m | 5:55AM0.05m | 7:00PM0.20m | 6:51AM0.11m | 9:08PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
13 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
23 | — | — | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | 28 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | ESE 7 | SE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | WNW 2 |
10 | 12 | 13 | — | — | 14 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 29 | 32 | 36 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 689 | 709 | 733 | 1172 | 157 | 157 | 258 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 100 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 90 | 154 | 90 | 118 | 126 | 110 | 90 |
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