
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 6AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s 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 ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed morning, light winds from the NNE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 77 | 84 | 87 | 117 | 121 | 121 | 115 | 108 | 92 | 114 | 173 | 128 | 67 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 14 | |
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 | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:13AM0.82m | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
60 | 77 | 84 | 87 | 117 | 121 | 121 | 115 | 108 | 92 | 88 | 88 | 128 | 67 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 9 | NNE 3 | E 5 | — | — | NE 4 | S 12 | — | — | — | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 90 | 114 | 173 | 96 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 22 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 606 | 606 | 606 | 891 | 891 | 891 | 417 | 890 | 733 | 749 | 358 | 401 | 44 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 196 | 127 | 47 | 26 | 22 | 44 | 83 | 86 |
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