
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 8AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
268 | 298 | 177 | 198 | 291 | 208 | 265 | 312 | 314 | 394 | 708 | 1219 | 326 | 172 | 134 | 83 | 77 | 42 | 40 | 32 | 76 | 54 | 51 | 47 | |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:52AM1.13m | 8:12PM1.09m | 8:32AM1.19m | 8:54PM1.09m | 9:14AM1.22m | 9:39PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35AM-0.02m | 2:03PM-0.01m | 2:08AM-0.06m | 2:44PM-0.02m | 2:44AM-0.07m | 3:25PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
268 | 298 | 177 | 198 | 291 | 208 | 265 | 312 | 314 | 394 | 378 | 520 | 326 | 172 | 134 | 83 | 77 | 42 | 28 | 32 | 24 | 47 | 51 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 7 | SSE 8 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | S 8 |
— | 116 | 116 | 134 | 67 | 57 | 41 | 109 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 65 | 108 | 45 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | — | S 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 28 | — | 24 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 54 | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 9 | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
77 | 70 | 56 | 39 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 708 | 1219 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 76 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 726 | 726 | 890 | 890 | 890 | 905 | 888 | 888 | 888 | 377 | 659 | 656 | 277 | 709 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 196 | 22 | 22 | 53 | 22 | 26 |
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