Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 6PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 36 | 40 | 43 | 35 | 36 | 25 | 23 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:31PM1.02m | 7:48AM0.98m | 8:06PM1.06m | 8:25AM1.04m | 8:41PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04PM0.09m | 1:45AM0.07m | 1:46PM0.06m | 2:17AM0.02m | 2:26PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
8 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 43 | 35 | 36 | 25 | 23 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 5 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 66 | 726 | 593 | 22 | 22 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 1163 | 1041 | 1041 | 154 | 110 | 44 | 19 | 19 | 44 | 19 | 22 | 22 |
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