Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 11PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:31PM0.86m | 4:50AM0.74m | 5:31PM0.88m | 5:46AM0.78m | 6:18PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12PM0.28m | 10:35AM0.23m | 11:54PM0.23m | 11:30AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 6 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 35 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | — | S 13 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 |
1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 19 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 34 | 32 | 46 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 659 | 118 | 118 | 89 | 746 | 787 | 746 | 1850 | 277 | 110 | 83 | 66 | 19 | 19 | 119 | 239 | 154 | 154 | 44 |
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