Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 12AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 3 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:56PM1.20m | 10:22AM1.24m | 10:43PM1.12m | 11:10AM1.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31PM-0.02m | 3:58AM-0.02m | 4:16PM0.03m | 4:30AM0.01m | 5:00PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 5 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 9 | — | S 5 | S 9 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | SSW 2 | S 6 | — | S 3 | — | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — |
3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | — | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 |
5 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 10 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3456 | 2564 | 2405 | 728 | 793 | 793 | 1729 | 2492 | 2492 | 2588 | 2588 | 1729 | 2409 | 1220 | 1170 | 1171 | 2492 | 1585 | 1527 |
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