Elbow Ledge surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 30 May 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
14.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 4PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (30 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (30 May)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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)
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.6
SW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
5
0.4
E
4
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
4
0.1
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
31
14
8
29
30
18
18
30
18
16
16
15
14
17
9
10
10
10
6
5
20
14
5
Wind (km/h)
20
N
50
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
NW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
N
10
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:13PM1.07m
8:35AM0.87m
8:50PM1.04m
9:12AM0.86m
9:26PM1.01m
Low Tide
1:13PM0.09m
2:18AM0.08m
1:55PM0.08m
2:58AM0.07m
2:37PM0.09m
3:37AM0.08m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:10
8:12
8:12
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
8
8
9
9
7
8
11
16
17
15
14
13
13
12
13
15
15
14
12
11
10
10
11
8
-3
-1
1
3
2
4
7
13
13
10
11
12
11
9
10
12
10
9
8
8
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
41
31
14
8
29
30
18
18
30
18
16
8
9
14
9
9
10
10
10
6
4
2
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
7
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
6
5
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
16
15
3
4
4
4
3
3
5
3
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.3
E
3
0.4
E
4
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
4
Energy kJ
12
19
13
3
4
10
17
2
4
20
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
86
90
733
733
1025
25
25
17
19
19
19
87
19
19
22
22
19
22
22
22
86
86
86
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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