Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 4PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 9 | E 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 33 | 44 | 40 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:48AM0.72m | 4:31PM0.86m | 4:50AM0.74m | 5:31PM0.88m | 5:46AM0.78m | 6:18PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29AM0.27m | 11:12PM0.28m | 10:35AM0.23m | 11:54PM0.23m | 11:30AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 6 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SE 9 | — | SE 4 | — | S 13 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 11 |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | — | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | SE 4 | — | SE 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | — | NE 3 | ENE 5 | NNE 2 | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 |
1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 14 | — | 11 | 22 | — | 33 | 44 | 40 | 46 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 126 | 709 | 2609 | 649 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 207 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 154 | 110 | 83 | 66 | 53 | 119 | 258 | 157 | 154 | 122 |
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