
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 1AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | 12 | 25 | 33 | 49 | 65 | 69 | 95 | 111 | 149 | 136 | 120 | 118 | 120 | 75 | 109 | 84 | 63 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:03PM1.02m | 8:20AM0.91m | 8:37PM1.04m | 8:56AM0.95m | 9:11PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.09m | 2:05PM0.08m | 2:55AM0.06m | 2:47PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SW 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 27 | 66 | 83 | 149 | 136 | 120 | 118 | 120 | 75 | 109 | 84 | 63 | 60 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — |
3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 34 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 7 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
19 | 12 | 25 | 33 | 49 | 65 | 69 | 95 | 111 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1025 | 157 | 1041 | 526 | 255 | 239 | 217 | 181 | 122 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
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