
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 11AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 28 | 26 | 36 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 40 | 78 | 88 | 184 | 241 | 295 | 264 | 340 | 403 | 791 | 715 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 1:24PM1.08m | 1:42AM0.88m | 2:16PM1.02m | 2:33AM0.81m | 3:09PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31AM0.11m | 7:26PM0.23m | 7:14AM0.16m | 8:52PM0.27m | 8:05AM0.20m | 10:05PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 11 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 10 |
43 | 43 | 42 | 3 | 28 | 26 | 36 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 78 | 2 | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | 650 | 715 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 12 | — | SE 8 | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | — | — | S 8 | SSW 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | S 6 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 9 | — |
1 | — | — | 41 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 40 | — | 88 | — | 241 | 295 | 264 | 340 | 403 | 791 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 19 | 19 | 1854 | 629 | 726 | 19 | 168 | 207 | 446 | 1163 | 1163 | 1163 | 1163 | 650 | 1456 | 44 | 44 | 89 | 207 | 44 | 17 | 0 |
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