
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 8PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
87 | 117 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 87 | 45 | 65 | 65 | 133 | 65 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:37PM0.84m | 5:05AM0.91m | 5:27PM0.90m | 5:53AM1.00m | 6:14PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45AM0.20m | 11:08PM0.13m | 11:32AM0.13m | 11:42PM0.06m | 12:15PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
87 | 117 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 87 | 34 | 65 | 64 | 68 | 65 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | E 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 10 | 45 | 32 | 65 | 133 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | — | — | NE 3 |
17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 891 | 891 | 420 | 417 | 416 | 890 | 890 | 328 | 416 | 44 | 4 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 196 | 26 | 127 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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