Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 10PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 3 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 44 | 47 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 37 | 39 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:47PM1.01m | 11:11AM1.12m | 11:38PM0.97m | 12:02PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24PM0.05m | 4:28AM-0.02m | 5:07PM0.09m | 5:08AM0.01m | 5:57PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 7 | S 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 47 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 39 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 5 | SSE 7 | S 3 | — | S 14 | S 11 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 27 | 24 | — | — | — | 19 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | — | SSW 4 | S 3 | SE 3 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 42 | 43 | 37 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1170 | 1170 | 1170 | 1170 | 2405 | 207 | 746 | 746 | 746 | 781 | 489 | 317 | 347 | 312 | 415 | 13 | 650 | 416 | 417 |
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