Elbow Ledge surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 21 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
13.8° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today?

The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 10AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (21 May)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 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
2 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
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.9
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
30
30
20
20
19
19
12
12
11
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
4
9
14
29
40
76
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
20
NE
10
ENE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
20
NE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
E
10
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:25PM1.05m
00:51AM1.09m
1:24PM1.04m
1:50AM1.01m
2:23PM1.03m
Low Tide
6:30AM0.05m
6:00PM0.09m
7:50AM0.09m
7:19PM0.16m
9:02AM0.11m
9:24PM0.19m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:02
8:04
8:05
Temp °C
18
17
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
14
15
14
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
16
13
10
12
10
9
10
10
9
6
9
10
9
7
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
S
7
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.9
SSE
7
Energy kJ
41
30
30
20
20
19
19
12
12
11
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
4
4
14
29
40
76
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
8
8
8
9
9
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
5
3
2
2
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
4
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
E
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
2
1
3
3
4
3
1
1
4
9
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
19
26
22
22
196
601
689
196
709
709
709
713
721
733
746
746
632
709
753
746
632
522
522
522
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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