
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 1PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 36 | 51 | 51 | 75 | 450 | 400 | 217 | 142 | 87 | 103 | 96 | 88 | 66 | 61 | |
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 | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:44AM0.87m | 8:03PM1.02m | 8:20AM0.91m | 8:37PM1.04m | 8:56AM0.95m | 9:11PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM0.10m | 2:20AM0.09m | 2:05PM0.08m | 2:55AM0.06m | 2:47PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
15 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 51 | 75 | 450 | 400 | 212 | 142 | 87 | 103 | 96 | 88 | 66 | 61 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 9 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | SSW 9 | SSE 8 | — | S 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 5 | WSW 4 |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 28 | 207 | — | 217 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NW 2 | W 2 | WSW 2 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — |
2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 36 | 51 | — | 52 | 92 | 66 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 24 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 94 | 726 | 649 | 967 | 171 | 593 | 261 | 271 | 258 | 22 | 44 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
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