
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 10PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 12 | E 6 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:19AM0.76m | 1:48PM0.86m | 2:11AM0.73m | 2:44PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42PM0.28m | 6:32AM0.25m | 7:57PM0.33m | 7:35AM0.29m | 9:41PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 6 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 3 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 9 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | S 11 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 4 | — | E 3 | E 3 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 746 | 157 | 157 | 154 | 119 | 4 | 66 | 90 | 90 | 601 | 207 | 601 | 127 | 127 | 86 | 86 | 1171 | 1171 | 157 |
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