Elbow Ledge surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 EDT
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Elbow Ledge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elbow Ledge sea temperature is
7.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today?

The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 10PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
S
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
15
0.2
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.4
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
18
21
24
23
23
15
14
20
8
7
6
4
4
9
8
10
9
8
17
17
17
7
7
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NNE
10
NE
5
SE
10
W
20
N
15
N
5
NNE
20
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
E
20
ESE
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:10AM0.99m
2:43PM0.95m
3:14AM0.95m
3:46PM0.97m
4:19AM0.93m
Low Tide
7:15PM0.14m
9:44AM0.12m
9:32PM0.16m
10:40AM0.10m
10:53PM0.14m
11:23AM0.09m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:52
5:50
5:48
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7:32
7:34
7:35
7:36
Temp °C
18
13
8
8
8
7
9
11
9
7
6
5
4
5
8
8
6
5
5
6
5
6
9
10
12
8
4
5
5
1
3
7
3
2
2
1
0
0
4
3
2
1
2
3
2
1
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
10
18
21
24
23
23
15
14
14
8
7
6
2
3
2
6
10
9
8
4
3
3
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.3
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
E
4
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.3
SE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
2
8
7
7
17
17
17
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
9
8
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
E
3
0.5
E
4
0.5
S
6
0.4
SE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
E
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
9
20
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
123
22
22
22
66
90
727
726
629
593
593
593
593
726
627
1025
90
90
87
86
22
22
127
593
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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