Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- 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 12AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18 | |
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 | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:27PM0.87m | 3:48AM0.72m | 4:31PM0.86m | 4:50AM0.74m | 5:31PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21PM0.31m | 9:29AM0.27m | 11:12PM0.28m | 10:35AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
11 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | S 13 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 6 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 9 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | SE 12 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 220 | 22 | 157 | 100 | 139 | 649 | 47 | 127 | 118 | 110 | 94 | 110 | 157 | 157 | 746 | 2636 | 207 | 261 | 139 |
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