Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- 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) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 8AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the E by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 62 | 54 | 46 | 38 | 55 | 46 | 39 | 41 | 35 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:24AM1.12m | 10:47PM1.01m | 11:11AM1.12m | 11:38PM0.97m | 12:02PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52AM-0.03m | 4:24PM0.05m | 4:28AM-0.02m | 5:07PM0.09m | 5:08AM0.01m | 5:57PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 46 | 38 | 36 | 23 | 22 | 41 | 35 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 24 | — | — | 19 | 19 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 49 | 62 | — | 45 | 25 | 55 | 46 | 39 | — | — | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 726 | 749 | 727 | 593 | 1170 | 1170 | 1495 | 207 | 746 | 746 | 746 | 781 | 489 | 298 | 317 | 401 | 469 | 649 | 689 | 417 | 416 | 601 | 44 |
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