Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 10PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:57PM0.97m | 7:12AM0.92m | 7:31PM1.02m | 7:48AM0.98m | 8:06PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10AM0.12m | 1:04PM0.09m | 1:45AM0.07m | 1:46PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 5 | SE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 |
11 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 157 | 157 | 78 | 157 | 66 | 90 | 90 | 66 | 66 | 1041 | 593 | 94 | 22 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 119 | 119 |
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